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19
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Centre
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Politics
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Democrats notched an upset victory in South Carolina’s Senate race, NBC News projects, with Annie Andrews toppling Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed this year to succeed her late brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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who → notch → brother
President Donald Trump carried South Carolina by more than 17 percentage points two years ago.
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Trump → carry → points
Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham, a former administrator in state government, in July after Lindsey Graham, a five-term senator and stalwart fixture of Washington, died suddenly because of a heart problem.
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Graham → appoint → problem
Darline Graham then decided to run for a full term, starting in a special primary election, but she soon drew criticism for lacking fluency on some policy issues.
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she → decide → issues
She admitted in a debate with a Republican rival that she was “not that informed on national security,” though she went on to win the GOP nomination.
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she → admit → nomination
Although the race was seen as a long shot for Democrats, Graham’s weaknesses prompted the Cook Political Report to shift it in September from “solidly” Republican to “likely” Republican.
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weaknesses → see → Republican
Meanwhile, Andrews significantly outraised and outspent Graham, who had to start her campaign from scratch mid-election cycle.
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who → outraise → scratch
In the final pre-election fundraising period, Andrews’ campaign raised more than $4 million, mostly from online donors, and spent over $4.6 million in two weeks.
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campaign → raise → weeks
Graham’s campaign raised about $90,000 and spent $65,000.
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campaign → raise → 65,000
The race attracted a surge in outside spending in the closing stretch.
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race → attract → stretch
The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC, spent $13 million to boost Graham, while the Senate Majority PAC, which is aligned with Democratic leadership, announced a last-minute $750,000 digital buy.
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which → spend → buy
Andrews and Graham traded barbs in a debate last month, with Graham accusing Andrews of being unwilling to “stand up to socialist Democrats,” while Andrews said Graham was little more than a rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda.
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Graham → trade → agenda
Andrews said she supported the Second Amendment — but Graham noted that Andrews has been a senior adviser to Everytown, the prominent gun control advocacy group.
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Andrews → say → Everytown
Andrews has also been accused of backpedaling on previous language signaling emphatic support for transgender people.
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Andrews → accuse → people
Graham said Andrews has been “deceiving the people of South Carolina” and has “flip-flopped on everything.”
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Andrews → say → everything
Graham also made a notable break from Trump last month after he announced he would waive sanctions against Russia, going around a new law that was named for her brother.
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that → make → brother
“Personally, I would choose to put the pressure on Russia to end the war and get gas prices down,” Graham told reporters at a campaign event.
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Graham → choose → event
“Because I don’t trust Putin, and I don’t trust Russia.”
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I → trust → Russia
Her remarks came even as Trump was scheduled to appear at a campaign stop for her in the state.
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Trump → come → state
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