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What's happening

Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's Senate race, according to projections from NBC News, Decision Desk HQ, CBS and Fox News.(source: Nov 3: Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race, defeating Darline Graham) Andrews is the first Democrat South Carolina has elected to the Senate since 1998 and the first woman the state has elected to a full Senate term.(source: Nov 3: Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race, defeating Darline Graham) Graham had been appointed to the seat in July after the death of her brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.(source: Nov 3: Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race, defeating Darline Graham)

How we got here

  1. Former South Carolina governors David Beasley, a Republican, and Jim Hodges, a Democrat, endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews in a campaign video released Monday.(source: Oct 26: Two Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Democrat Annie Andrews for Senate)
  2. Andrews was running against Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat after the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.(source: Oct 26: Two Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Democrat Annie Andrews for Senate)
  3. Hodges defeated Beasley in the 1998 South Carolina governor's race, and Beasley said the country is too divided and political rhetoric has gotten out of hand.(source: Oct 26: Two Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Democrat Annie Andrews for Senate)
  4. Andrews's campaign said more than 100 Republicans have joined its Republicans for Annie coalition.(source: Oct 26: Two Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Democrat Annie Andrews for Senate)
  5. During a debate, Graham said she was 'not that informed on national security,' while Andrews called for a two-year moratorium on new data center projects and Graham opposed moratoriums.(source: Nov 3: Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race, defeating Darline Graham)

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How each side's framing changed

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Side1Two Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Democrat Annie Andrews for Senate2Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race, defeating Darline Graham
Conspiracy leftNo coverageNo coverage
Far leftCalls endorsement a stinging blow to GrahamRaw StoryCalls the South Carolina result a stunning upsetRaw Story
LeftHighlights rare bipartisan endorsement in Senate raceThe Guardian US (Politics)Says Graham's stumbles made the race competitiveABC News (Politics)
RightNo coverageCalls Andrews's win a massive upset in ruby-red stateFox News (Politics)
Far rightNo coverageNo coverage
Conspiracy rightNo coverageNo coverage
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Debate questions over time

  1. Should former governors cross party lines to endorse a Senate candidate from the opposing party?

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  2. Should South Carolina pause new data center projects for two years?

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