Throughout this race, I’ve said it plainly: whether you voted for Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, or anyone else, if you care more about your bills than Washington’s political games, this campaign is for you.
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campaign → say → you
I mean it.
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I → mean → it
Last week in Aiken, I stood in a room full of Republicans and independents.
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I → stand → Republicans
One man told me he’d been a Reagan Republican his whole life and had never voted for a Democrat.
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he → tell → Democrat
He came anyway.
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He → come → ?
He wanted to know if I’d actually listen.
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I → want → ?
I’ve been listening for 18 months on the campaign trail, and for 20 years before that in my exam room.
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I → listen → room
I didn’t set out to become a politician.
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I → set → ?
I’m a pediatrician and a mom of three.
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I → ’m → three
I’ve cared for children whose parents had to choose between groceries and an inhaler, and I’ve taken the 2 a.m. calls from scared moms and dads.
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I → care → moms
Medicine taught me that you show up, you listen, and you make hard decisions under pressure.
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you → teach → pressure
I’ve traveled to all 46 counties.
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I → travel → counties
In Barnwell, I sat on the back of a pickup truck with eighth-generation farmers hurt by tariffs.
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I → sit → tariffs
In Ridgeland, I stood with veterans who have lost friends to suicide and want this war in Iran to end.
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war → stand → Iran
In Marlboro County, I met a little boy growing up without a hospital because of where he lives.
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he → meet → hospital
In Myrtle Beach, a 26-year Marine veteran and lifelong Republican came to one of our events after someone encouraged him to attend.
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someone → come → him
Afterward, he told me he’d just made his first political donation.
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he → tell → donation
When I ask when they last saw a senator in their hometown, they laugh.
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they → ask → hometown
They deserve better.
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They → deserve → better
This week, Fox News moved our race to a toss-up.
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News → move → up
Former Republican Gov. David Beasley endorsed me, and more than 100 South Carolina Republican leaders have joined our campaign.
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leaders → endorse → campaign
They don’t agree with me on everything, but they know I’ll put South Carolina ahead of any party or special interest.
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I → agree → party
My opponent, Darline Graham, has my deepest sympathy for the loss of her brother.
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opponent → have → brother
She was handpicked by Washington insiders, and she has admitted she’s "not that informed" on national security while our country is at war.
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country → handpicke → war
South Carolinians deserve a senator who’s ready.
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who → deserve → senator
Here’s my commitment: I’ll be an independent voice and a brick wall between South Carolina and Washington, even when my own party gets it wrong.
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it → ’ → Carolina
Democrats spend billions without asking whether programs work.
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programs → spend → billions
Republicans waste billions on endless wars and corporate handouts.
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Republicans → waste → wars
Our debt just hit $40 trillion.
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debt → hit → trillion
My Taxpayer Pledge starts with Congress: ban members from trading stocks, end their taxpayer-funded pensions and stop their pay during shutdowns.
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Pledge → start → shutdowns
I’ll oppose tax increases on families making under $500,000, make No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Social Security permanent, and end special tax breaks for data centers.
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Tax → oppose → centers
I’ve pledged to serve no more than two terms, because this seat doesn’t belong to one family or one party.
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seat → pledge → family
It belongs to you.
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It → belong → you
If I don’t keep my word, fire me in six years.
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I → keep → years
I’m asking South Carolina to hire a senator who will show up, listen and get to work for you.
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who → ask → you
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