Newly elected Dem's blistering GOP attacks emerge after she courted Republican voters: 'Lit on fire'
In August 2024, Andrews stated that the Republican Party "needs to be lit on fire & thrown in the dumpster & plunged into the deepest depths of the ocean never to be seen again," after some individuals on social media mocked Minnesota Gov.
Key points
- Darline Graham, when she courted Republicans and independents in the deep-red state and distanced herself from some of her earlier positions on transgender issues.
- "If you don’t support trans people, keep your cute pride post in your draft tweets, be better, and try again next year." "Periodic reminder that I support trans kids because I am not an a--hole," she posted around the same time.
- At an October town hall billed as "Republicans and Independents for Annie," for instance, she said the campaign was for people more concerned about bills, rural hospitals and government integrity than party labels.
WHERE TOP DEMOCRAT SENATE CANDIDATES AND THEIR GOP OPPONENTS STAND ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS While some have criticized Republicans for not capitalizing on Andrews’ posts while on the campaign trail, the GOP did dredge old statements in an attempt to dissuade voters from backing her.
Additional details
- "Now she is walking it ALL back." Republicans leaned heavily into transgender issues, particularly banning sex change procedures for children and biological men from competing in women’s sports, during the 2026 electoral cycle.
- While the focus on such issues did not prevent the GOP from losing what are usually safe seats, a number of ballot measures rolling back transgender rights passed in liberal states.
- SC DEM SENATE CANDIDATE CLAIMS SHE WILL STAND UP TO HER PARTY AS GRAHAM TIES HER TO 'SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS' "Herpes is forever," she said in another post.
- South Carolina’s Democratic senator-elect has a history of trashing Republicans and advocating passionately for transgender rights on social media, with many of those posts reemerging after her victory earlier this month.
- REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’RE JUST FLIP-FLOPPING Andrews made scores of other posts expressing support for abortion access, drag queen story hours and increased restrictions on firearm ownership, among other issues.
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