# Is Lindsay Graham going to lose his seat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 4, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199 "2020-10-04T18:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/61 "2020-10-10T01:43:44Z")
Or just mulish. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/62 "2020-10-10T01:51:14Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Why would he not take one? That looks massively suspicious. He’s terrified if he tests positive, he won’t be able to preside over the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings next week for Amy Coney Barrett. He’s not the only one. Chuck Grassley, who also sits on the committee, refuses to test as well. Among others. If they lose a couple more Senate Republicans, they may not even have enough votes to get her through. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/63 "2020-10-10T12:45:18Z")
He might also have been looking for a way out, fearing another asskicking. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/64 "2020-10-10T12:56:04Z")
I sure hope he will lose. I mean, I feel like I’m seriously going to go nuts. > How is this ok? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/65 "2020-10-10T13:15:24Z")
> **[South Carolina US Senate debate changes format after Lindsey Graham refuses...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/politics/south-carolina-debate-lindsey-graham-jamie-harrison/index.html)** > > The South Carolina Senate debate scheduled for Friday night between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and his Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison has changed formats after Graham rejected Harrison's request to take another Covid test. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/66 "2020-10-10T13:34:50Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I heard part of the debate this morning and immediately sent a donation to the Harrison campaign. I also made donations to Amy McGrath and Sara Gideon. This is the first time I’ve ever contributed to out of state races. By coincidence I did exactly the same thing last night (hadn’t seen your earlier post at the time) - first time I’ve donated to _any_ political cause in the U.S. So much hinges on getting the Senate, with the added motivation of kicking out these particularly deplorable Trump enablers. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/67 "2020-10-10T13:37:40Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > He’s terrified if he tests positive, he won’t be able to preside over the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings next week for Amy Coney Barrett. He’s not the only one. Chuck Grassley, who also sits on the committee, refuses to test as well. Why aren’t Democrats making a bigger deal about this? They should be demanding that every Senator attending the confirmation hearings take a Covid test. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/68 "2020-10-10T14:34:35Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I sure hope he will lose. I mean, I feel like I’m seriously going to go nuts. > > [https://twitter.com/stevemorris\_\_/status/1314715904131895296](https://twitter.com/stevemorris__/status/1314715904131895296) > > How is this ok? Translation: Don’t get uppity. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/69 "2020-10-10T14:50:48Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Why aren’t Democrats making a bigger deal about this? They should be demanding that every Senator attending the confirmation hearings take a Covid test. To what end? They can demand all that they want. How will they enforce their demand? ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/70 "2020-10-10T15:01:56Z")
It not about enforcing, its about reinforcing the message that Republicans aren’t taking Covid seriously. It’s their strongest argument going into the election. ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/71 "2020-10-10T16:02:33Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > > [@Aspenglow](#): > > > > He’s terrified if he tests positive, he won’t be able to preside over the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings next week for Amy Coney Barrett. He’s not the only one. Chuck Grassley, who also sits on the committee, refuses to test as well. > > Why aren’t Democrats making a bigger deal about this? They should be demanding that every Senator attending the confirmation hearings take a Covid test. As a matter of fact, Senators Harris, Booker, and Leahy are [demanding exactly that](https://www.harris.senate.gov/news/press-releases/harris-leahy-booker-press-chairman-graham-not-to-conduct-supreme-court-hearings-without-covid-19-testing-procedures-in-place). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/72 "2020-10-11T18:08:03Z")
538 has Graham was a 3-to-1 favourite as of today; throwing in GOP cheating and vote suppression, and Harrison’s chances are probably under 15%. Not impossible, of course. There’s still three weeks to go. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/73 "2020-10-11T21:38:41Z")
only way he loses is if enough white people stay home and that is very unlikely Some might not vote for Trump but still vote for Graham ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/74 "2020-10-12T13:51:49Z")
> [@Pazu](#): > > As a matter of fact, Senators Harris, Booker, and Leahy are [demanding exactly that](https://www.harris.senate.gov/news/press-releases/harris-leahy-booker-press-chairman-graham-not-to-conduct-supreme-court-hearings-without-covid-19-testing-procedures-in-place). - It’s my understanding that those three are attending the hearings remotely. Can I correctly assume that only those physically present can constitute a quorum? (i.e. if Graham had attended remotely, he wouldn’t have been able to chair/vote?) ---
**Author:** ![rboyce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rboyce/32/4066_2.png) [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199/75 "2020-10-16T15:41:57Z")
I for one hope he does [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lindsay-graham-going-to-lose-his-seat/922199.md?page=3)