When Dr. Annie Andrews launched her Senate campaign in a solidly Republican state last year, she knew she was the underdog. No Democrat has won a Senate race in South Carolina in close to three decades, and the state has voted for Donald Trump by double-digit margins in every election he's run.

Dr. Andrews is running against Darline Graham, the sister of the late, long-serving Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). She's a pediatrician who spends her days caring for children—and as a doctor, she has ideas about what leaders can do to care for their constituents.

Sarah McCammon spoke with Dr. Andrews about why she wants to pause new data centers in South Carolina, what she's seeing in the hospital as vaccine skepticism spreads from the top of the federal government, and how she plans to win over Republicans who can't imagine supporting Darline Graham.

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 — Cold Open

1:10 — Lindsey Graham's Death and Darline Graham's Viral Debate Moment

3:53 — RFK Jr., Vaccines, and the Spartanburg Measles Outbreak

13:14 — A Public Option, Medicaid, and the Pro-Family Pitch to Republicans

16:49 — Parkland, the Nancy Mace Race, and RFK Jr.'s Nomination

23:10 — Gas, Grits, and Groceries: Food Deserts

26:13 — Advice for Written-Off Races, the Big Tent, and Working Across the Aisle

28:08 — Building Trust, the DSA, and South Carolina's First-in-the-Nation Primary

CREDITS

Unmoderated is a production of Unmoderated News. Our team is Sarah McCammon, Kate deGruyter, Emily Becker, Janae Morris, David Fanto, Alex Kapelman, Kaitlyn Perez, Amea Thompson, Madison Meyer, Harrison Chinchar, Nathan Harnick, Jack Spilles, Alan Haburchak, and Gemma Waters. Music by Ṭaus al Chalabi.

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