What did Dan Pfeiffer say about Annie Andrews vs. Darlene Graham in South Carolina on Pod Save America?

Dan Pfeiffer said the Times/Siena poll tying the race at 48% each mattered less for the tie than for the ceiling it broke. Earlier polls had Annie Andrews stuck near 44%, the share Jamie Harrison won in 2020. Pfeiffer pointed to Darlene Graham's net-negative favorability and to Andrews leading on every major issue except immigration. He added that Republicans are spending heavily in a state Trump won by 18 points.

• In the same poll, 54% of South Carolinians said Andrews has the experience to be an effective senator.
• Jon Favreau noted that the final 2020 Times/Siena poll had Lindsey Graham ahead by 6, and Graham won by 10.
• Andrews underperforms in the Spartanburg-Greenville area, where a write-in effort for Ralph Norman has surfaced.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Pod Save America (2026-10-30). Read the whole episode summary →

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