ToplineA debate between incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and his Democratic challenger, Jamie Harrison, scheduled for Friday night was cancelled after Harrison demanded both candidates be tested for Covid-19 before the debate and Graham refused, leading the organizers to replace it with separate televised interviews. Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) presides during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine ... [+] issues involving race and policing practices in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed, on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)Key FactsHarrison publicly framed the test as a safety measure, saying he would pull out if Graham didn’t agree to a Covid-19 test before the debate, according to the Post and Courier. Key BackgroundLast week, Graham said he tested negative for the coronavirus after President Donald Trump announced his Covid-19 diagnosis. Three senators, two of whom are on the Judiciary Committee, which Graham chairs, have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Source: Forbes October 09, 2020 22:17 UTC