{"id":70333,"date":"2025-06-11T06:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=70333"},"modified":"2025-06-11T06:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:34:46","slug":"former-rep-joe-walsh-is-considering-a-bid-against-gop-sen-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=70333","title":{"rendered":"Former Rep. Joe Walsh is considering a bid against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Walsh, the former Tea Party congressman, right-wing radio host and current Never Trumper, is eyeing a possible move to South Carolina. He says he\u2019s considering a run as a Democratic Senate candidate against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh, who became a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.com\/p\/from-the-tea-party-to-the-democratic?r=5bc320&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\"><u>registered<\/u><\/a> Democrat last week, told POLITICO that Democrats have to take a new, asymmetrical approach to their Republican opponents and have to \u201cfucking wake up and begin to do different things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am seriously considering moving to South Carolina and challenging Lindsey Graham next year, because he&#8217;s a piece of shit,&#8221; said Walsh, who describes himself as a \u201cconservative\u201d Democrat. &#8220;He\u2019s everything that is wrong about our politics, and he&#8217;s the worst, most pathetic Trump enabler.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Walsh would not be the only Democrat in the race if he runs: Dr. Annie Andrews, a progressive, has already <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/1928056582270529549\" target=\"_blank\"><u>announced a campaign<\/u><\/a> for the seat that has been held by Republicans over half a century.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh represented the northwest suburbs of Chicago from 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s last race, when he faced Jaime Harrison, was among the most expensive of its cycle, totaling nearly $200 million. 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