Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison clashed Fri. in their final in-person debate before Nov. 3.
After surging in statewide polls in Sept., Harrison has fallen back, trailing Graham by six points in an Oct. NYT poll.
Graham is favored to win South Carolina's Senate race this Nov. with a 77% chance, per FiveThirtyEight's forecast.
However, both Real Clear Politics and the Cook Political Report have rated the Senate race a "toss-up."
South Carolina is a Republican stronghold: The state hasn't elected a Democrat for statewide office since 2002. (AP)
South Carolina's Senate race is the sixth most expensive in US history, with $140M+ in ad spending. (CNN)
Harrison has outspent Graham so far, spending $73M+ to Graham's $34M+; he's raised a historic $107M+ this cycle. (OS)
The 2020 presidential race loomed large over the Senate debate, as Graham defended Trump's handling of COVID-19.
Harrison and Graham clashed over health care. Graham said that the ACA would lead to "socialized medicine."
4 rural hospitals have closed in SC since 2012. Harrison blamed Republicans for turning down the ACA's Medicaid expansion.
Fri.'s debate was also the first since Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Graham accused Democrats of "[declaring] war on all things conservative when it comes to the court."
Graham also spent the debate attempted to link Harrison to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Harrison remarked: