Before You Go: Dueling polls show close Graham-Harrison race

COVID-19 updates: South Carolina health officials reported 629 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, with 14 additional confirmed deaths.

With 6,149 tests collected, the percent-positive rate was 10.2%.

As of 2:54 p.m. Oct. 13, via S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control:
Confirmed cases in S.C.:  152,963 (+629)
Positive tests in Charleston County (total): 15,990 (+35)
Negative tests in S.C.: 1,435,429
Deaths in S.C. from COVID-19: 3,371 (+14)

Top Stories:
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham pulled ahead of challenger Jamie Harrison by 6 points in a new poll from Morning Consult, while an internal poll reported this afternoon from the Lindsey Must Go super PAC reported a tied race. Last week, the Cook Political Report ranked the race as a “toss up.”

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New #SCSen Dem internal poll for @LindseyMustGo PAC finds the race tied:

– @LindseyGrahamSC 46%
– @harrisonjaime 46%
– Bill Bledsoe** 3%
– Undecided 5%

**Constitution Party candidate, dropped out but will be on ballot

(ALG, n=1,011 LVs, 9/29-10/5) https://t.co/WL7U7jpCAn

— Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) October 13, 2020

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