{
  "id": 17799324,
  "title": "The Biggest Upset of Election Night Could Come From South Carolina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-biggest-upset-of-election-night-could-come-from-south-carolina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/annie-andrews-darline-graham-the-biggest-upset-of-election-night-could-come-from-south-carolina/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A week before Election Day, Maggie O’Neal brought her family to see Dr. Annie Andrews speak in Greenville, South Carolina. The pediatrician was challenging Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham for the Senate seat. O’Neal, a former hospice social worker and Democrat, had long admired Andrews’ dedication to her medical career and evidence-based research. Her husband, also a doctor, and two daughters, aged six and ten, supported Andrews too. At the campaign event, O’Neal’s youngest carried a sign urging, \"If I could vote, I’d vote for Dr. Annie.\" The race between Andrews and Graham has become unexpectedly tight, despite Graham’s strong family name and Trump’s endorsement. Democrats hope a strong turnout of Black voters could give Andrews a chance, as it’s been decades since a Democrat won a Senate seat in South Carolina. With Trump’s recent rallies and the Senate Majority PAC’s $750,000 ad push, Andrews’ slim path to victory may rely on swaying Republican and independent voters who don’t feel confident in Graham’s abilities.",
  "summary": "On Tuesday evening, a week before Election Day, Maggie O’Neal took her husband and two daughters—six and 10 years old—to see Dr. Annie Andrews, the pediatrician trying to flip a Senate seat in deep-red South Carolina, speak in Greenville. O’Neal, who grew up in a Republican household but votes Democrat, was “very early on the […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}