Summary
Former South Carolina governors David Beasley, a Republican, and Jim Hodges, a Democrat, jointly endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews for the U.S. Senate. The endorsement comes as polling shows the Republican candidate ahead, while the nonpartisan Cook Political Report has shifted its rating of the race from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”Key Facts
- Beasley and Hodges served as South Carolina governors and once ran against each other.
- Andrews is a pediatrician seeking to win the Senate seat held by Darline Graham, according to the article.
- In a joint endorsement video, the former governors said they support Andrews despite disagreements on some issues.
- Beasley served as governor from 1995 to 1999 and later lost reelection to Hodges.
- Beasley recently criticized the Republican Party’s political rhetoric in an opinion piece for the Post and Courier.
- Recent polling cited in the article shows Graham leading Andrews.
- Former Republican governors in Kansas and Republican leaders in Texas and other states have also endorsed Democratic Senate candidates.
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