南卡罗来纳州民主党参议员提名人安妮·安德鲁斯在大选日前夕向选民发出最后呼吁之一，指责参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（共和党）照读全国共和党为她撰写的剧本。
South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews made one of her final pitches to voters ahead of Election Day, accusing Sen. Darline Graham (R) of reading from a script written by national Republicans.
“我的对手达琳·格雷厄姆在竞选途中很难见到踪影，”安德鲁斯周一晚间对NewsNation的莱兰·维特特说。“当我们确实听到她发声时，她所做的一切就是朗读由那些同样挑选她占据这个席位的华盛顿特区内部人士和党魁为她撰写的剧本。”格雷厄姆由州长亨利·麦克马斯特（共和党）任命接替其已故兄长、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（共和党）的席位。她在特朗普总统的背书下险胜初选，却在特朗普2024年以近20个百分点优势拿下的州里，陷入了与安德鲁斯异常激烈的角逐。
“My opponent Darline Graham has been hard to find on the campaign trail,” Andrews told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert late Monday. “When we do hear from her, all she’s doing is reading scripts that were written for her by the same Washington DC insiders and party bosses that handpicked her to be in this seat.”Graham was appointed to the seat by Gov. Henry McMaster (R) after the death of her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R). She pulled off a close primary win with President Trump’s endorsement but has found herself in an unusually competitive race against Andrews in a state Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2024.
要在“棕榈州”作为民主党人取得成功，安德鲁斯必须赢得对本党感到失望的共和党选民。她指出自己获得部分共和党人支持，包括前州长大卫·比斯利，他与曾经的对手、前州长吉姆·霍奇斯（民主党-南卡罗来纳州）共同背书这位民主党人。
To find success as a Democrat in the Palmetto State, Andrews will have to win over Republicans who are disaffected with their party. She pointed to her support from some within the GOP, including former Gov. David Beasley, who endorsed the Democrat alongside his once rival, former Gov. Jim Hodges (D-S.C.).
“我们一直在建设一个面向所有人的竞选活动，我认为我竞选活动所代表的团结的一个绝佳象征，就是来自[比斯利和霍奇斯]的共同背书，”安德鲁斯说。“我们正在把来自两党的人聚集在一起，因为我愿意为南卡罗来纳州优先考虑。”她还需要民主党选民在投票站有良好的投票率。在提前投票期间，高度倾向民主党的黑人选民在整个南方地区以强劲数字现身投票。
“We’ve been building a campaign that’s for everyone and I think a great symbol of the unity that my campaign represents is my co-endorsement from [Beasley and Hodges],” Andrews said. “We’re bringing people from across the aisle together because I’m willing to put South Carolina first.”She will also need a good turnout from Democrats at the polls. Black voters, who heavily lean Democratic, turned out in strong numbers across the South during the early voting period.
安德鲁斯称，最高法院在“路易斯安那州诉卡莱案”中的裁决大幅削弱了1965年《投票权法案》，这是激励这一关键投票群体的一个因素。
Andrews said the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which significantly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as a motivating factor for the ket voting bloc.
“这就是我从一个黑人教堂走到另一个黑人教堂时，听到人们说的话，”她对《On Balance》节目主持人说。“人们情绪高涨，他们明白华盛顿不再为他们服务了……这种挫败感正在转化为动力。”尽管如此，民主党过去曾对在参议员选举中击败格雷厄姆抱有希望。
“This reflects what I’m hearing from folks when I go from Black church to Black church,” she told the “On Balance” host. “People are fired up and they understand that Washington isn’t working for them anymore … that’s the frustration that’s turning into motivation.”Still, Democrats have had hope of winning a Senate seat against a Graham in the past.
2020年，民主党人哈里森——前民主党全国委员会主席——在民调中曾与已故的格雷厄姆势均力敌，但最终以10个百分点之差落败。
In 2020, Democrat Jaime Harrison — the former chair of the Democratic National Committee — was neck-and-neck in polls with the late Graham but ultimately lost by 10 points.
双方似乎都认为这次竞争激烈，共和党在最后几周投入数百万资金助选格雷厄姆。这位共和党候选人几乎所有的筹款都来自外部支出，而安德鲁斯的大部分资金则是由她的竞选团队筹集的。
Both parties appear to consider the race competitive this time around, with Republicans spending millions to boost Graham in the final weeks. Nearly all of the GOP candidate’s fundraising has come from outside spending, while most of Andrews’s cash was raised by her campaign.
《国会山报》的合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ给格雷厄姆在国会参议院赢得完整任期的几率评为61%。
Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, gives Graham a 61 percent chance of winning a full term in the upper chamber of Congress.