# Senator Lindsey Graham has died, plus discussion about his potential replacement

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 12, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618 "2026-07-12T06:53:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618/45 "2026-07-12T13:26:25Z")

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Andrews was polling neck and neck with Graham before his death.

As you’d expect, loons on social media are spreading conspiracy theories about his death. Some are claiming that Graham was killed by a Russian missile strike in Ukraine. Laura Loomer thinks the Russians might have poisoned him.

Lurid details of a woke murder plot in the U.S. are bound to surface.

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