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John – Let me tell you something they don't teach you in Washington.

I grew up in the back of a bar.
Not a fancy restaurant. Not a supper club. A beer joint, pool hall, and
liquor store on Main Street in Central, South Carolina – the Sanitary Cafe. My
parents ran it. We lived behind it. I swept the floors, wiped down the tables,
and fell asleep listening to the sounds of working people winding down after a
long shift at the textile mill.


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Neither of my parents finished high school. But they worked as if the sun
were always going down, and they believed – truly believed – that their kids
would go further than they did.

I was the first in my family to go to college. And while I was there, I lost
them both. Mom and Dad, died within two years of each other. I came home on
weekends to keep the business going and helped raise my little sister, Darline,
who was just 13.

I didn't have a safety net. I had no choice but to climb.

That's the South Carolina way. That's the American way.


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After law school, I put on the uniform. I became a U.S. Air Force Judge
Advocate – military prosecutor, defense attorney. Even after South Carolinians
sent me to the Senate, I kept serving in the Reserves. I've been to
Afghanistan. I've been to Iraq. I've stood next to kids from small towns just
like Central who signed up because they believe in something bigger than
themselves.

That's why I fight so hard, because I know exactly what's at stake.

The people coming to our family's pool hall after a long week – they weren't
asking for much. Safe streets. A fair shot. A chance to build something. Those
are the same things Americans want today.

And the folks on the other side of the aisle? They're perfectly happy to hand
your neighborhood over to open borders, pile new taxes on your paycheck, and
tell you to be grateful for it.

I won't stand for it. Not for a second.

John, I need you with me right now.
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Would you chip in a few dollars today to keep Team Graham in this battle?
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I didn't come from money. I came from a bar in South Carolina, a mother who
worked hard, and a faith that hard work still means something in America.

It still does. But only if we fight for it.
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Thank you for standing with me.

God bless you, and God bless South Carolina.


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Lindsey Graham


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