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Pediatrician launches bid to end Democrats' South Carolina Senate drought

Original: A Democrat hasn't won a South Carolina Senate seat since 1998. A pediatrician thinks she can change that.

A Democratic pediatrician has launched a campaign for a South Carolina State Senate seat, aiming to break a losing streak that stretches back to 1998, when a Democrat last won such a seat in the state. The race is drawing attention as a test of whether Democrats can make inroads in deeply Republican South Carolina territory.

Why now: Democrats are looking for signs they can compete in Republican-leaning Southern states, making this long-shot bid notable.

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• A Democrat hasn't won a South Carolina Senate seat since 1998. A pediatrician thinks she can change that. · CNN

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