{"id":3758,"date":"2026-07-09T10:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3758"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:05:58","slug":"ex-gop-operative-predicts-stunning-november-defeat-for-deeply-flawed-maga-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3758","title":{"rendered":"Ex-GOP operative predicts stunning November defeat for &#8216;deeply flawed&#8217; MAGA senator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A MAGA senator faces a competitive midterm race, according to a former GOP operative who expects him to lose.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3756\">Trump casts doubt on accusations against Graham Platner in strange rant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of <em>The Warning<\/em> podcast, Steve Schmidt predicted that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will lose his seat to Annie Andrews, who was Schmidt&#8217;s guest on the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re gonna win this race,&#8221; Schmidt told Andrews. &#8220;This is a winnable race with a deeply flawed candidate in South Carolina who&#8217;s never really been rooted to the state in the way that historically some South Carolina politicians have managed to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt credited Graham with having &#8220;political success in the way sometimes that a lucky surfer is able to get up on top of a wave, even when they don&#8217;t necessarily deserve it,&#8221; but he thinks that South Carolinians will refuse to re-elect him in the midterms, which are a few months away, because of his constant support for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3755\">\u2018You\u2019re on a dangerous flight\u2019: Trump shocks reporters on Air Force One with threat claim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a sucker fish that lives off the detritus of the predator that swims around it,&#8221; Schmidt said. &#8220;He attached himself to a vile, vicious shark named Trump, and now he&#8217;s a remora on that vile creature, and that explains Lindsey Graham. He lives to have a piece of the action, but he has no attachment to the concept of service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adding that Graham is a &#8220;bottom feeder,&#8221; Schmidt encouraged Andrews, telling her, &#8220;his number is due, and I think you&#8217;re running a great campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andrews said that her campaign&#8217;s latest poll showed her down &#8220;just three points&#8221; against Graham, giving her &#8220;a real shot to defeat him in November&#8221; and &#8220;a path to victory.&#8221; Schmidt vouched for her polling numbers as &#8220;not being BS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3753\">Graham Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign after damning allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Read on Substack<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAGA senator faces a competitive midterm race, according to a former GOP operative who expects him to lose.In a recent episode of The Warning podcast, Steve Schmidt predicted that Sen. 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