Graham and Harrison participated in personal interviews with two television journalists after Harrison threatened to postpone the debate over Graham’s exposure to other Republican senators who had recently tested positive for the virus. that Graham would be tested before the occasion because of his recent meetings with other Republican senators who tested positive.
Graham, who took a check last week, refused, saying he had “taken the risk of coronavirus in our state and our country very seriously,” but the Senate doctor told him no additional checks were needed.
With COVID-19 at the center of considerations at Friday’s event, moderators asked applicants if they supported a national mask mandate. Harrison said he supported the proposal, which Graham said could not be enforced. Harrison also said demanding coronavirus vaccines for academics “” possibility, “while Graham said the issues deserve a decision by states.
“Let’s do our thing to get a vaccine against this virus,” the Republican said.
Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked if the evidence was adequate before confirmation hearings begin Monday for Amy Coney Barrett, nominated by President Donald Trump for the U. S. Supreme Court.
Noting that he would adhere to federal requirements, Graham stated that these rules would dictate how the room would be set up and that testing the user would be unreasonable.
“I’m not going to live my life like you have to live yours,” Graham said, referring to the average American who paints daily alongside colleagues who haven’t been evaluated.
“For those of you who are running for a living, do what Mr. Harrison demanded tonight,” he added.
Regarding Barrett’s appointment, Graham pledged to verify it, noting that in the past he had also subsidized two of former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court applicants because he thought they were qualified.
“If you’re looking for someone for conservative judges, I’m your man,” Graham said. “If you were looking for someone who succeeded in the other aspect of the aisle, I did. “
In turn, in discussing upcoming hearings, Harrison denounced what he described as a hasty procedure that, as other Democrats have demanded, wait until after the presidential election.
“We’re even talking about confirmation hearings,” Harrison said, noting Graham’s comments in 2018 that nominations will even be made for the election year. “He now opposes his word and opposes the precedent that has been set.
To close each segment, applicants were asked other questions on social issues. Harrison described himself as a supporter of the right to abortion and said the decisions are “between a woman, her doctor and her God. “
When asked if he supported same-sex marriage, Graham said he accepted the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision on the factor and “will respect the law of the country. “
When asked about the Black Lives Matter motion and calls to cut and redirect some government investments for the police, Harrison noted that while he knows others in the motion, he has not known them as a candidate and not some of his policies.
“I don’t do it in the effort to ‘strip the police’, but I do in strengthening relations between the police and communities,” Harrison said.
When asked why he had not met other people in the movement, Harrison said they had not contacted him or his campaign.
A third debate is scheduled for the end of this month, confirmation hearings would possibly complicate this timetable.
The race between Graham and Harrison has hardened, polls show applicants are stagnant, and the two campaigns contribute more than $30 million each, also helped through tens of millions of additional outdoor group expenses.
Trump took South Carolina in double digits over Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Republicans whether it’s legislative chambers, all state offices and top seats in the state congress. South Carolina intends to be safe in its re-election column.
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