<p>Republican and Democrat come together for a rare joint endorsement of candidate in unexpected competitive race</p><p>Two South Carolina former governors, David Beasley and Jim Hodges, a Republican and Democrat respectively, have come together for a rare joint endorsement for Democrat Annie Andrews’s Senate bid.</p><p>Andrews, a pediatrician, is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/south-carolina-democrat-lindsey-graham-senate-seat">looking to flip the seat</a>, currently held by Darline Graham, the Trump-endorsed sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham, in what has become an unexpectedly competitive race for the usually reliably red state.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/south-carolina-governors-annie-andrews-senate">Continue reading...</a>