SC Senate debate replaced by separate interviews after Harrison insisted on COVID tests | Palmetto Politics | postandcourier.com

SC Senate debate replaced by separate interviews after Harrison insisted on COVID tests | Palmetto Politics | postandcourier.com 2COLUMBIA — The second debate in South Carolina’s competitive U.S. Senate race was scrapped hours before it was scheduled to begin Friday night after Democratic challenger Harrison insisted that Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham take a coronavirus test in advance and Graham refused.Instead of an hour-long debate, the two candidates participated in separate 25-minute interviews hosted by television station WSPA in Spartanburg that covered a range of topics including the Supreme Court, economic relief during the pandemic, vaccines requirements for schools, police brutality, health care and more.The decision to move to a forum format put an end to tumultuous back-and-forth in the final 24 hours before the debate.

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