Sen. Lindsey Graham’s campaign released a new ad on their Facebook page last week that features an image of his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison — who is Black — with a digitally darkened skin tone.
Underneath the image, the caption reads:
“Hollywood continues to bankroll my opponent, raising tens of thousands in campaign cash to attack me, but they fail to understand this simple fact: South Carolinians won’t stand for Radical Leftists telling them how to think and how to vote Are you with me?”
You can see the ad below:
A photo was shared on Twitter shortly after showing the side-by-side comparison of the original image and Graham’s altered one.
ICYMI – Guess which version of @harrisonjaime is from a Lindsey Graham ad? pic.twitter.com/4aR82U4NBL
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 24, 2020
Harrison did respond to the ad by offering a condemning statement to Salon.
“Lindsey Graham is playing a part in a 400-year history of an Old South that had no room for people who looked like me,” Harrison said in the statement. “More than 83,000 South Carolinians have tested positive for COVID-19 and over 1,500 have died from the virus. Our state is hurting right now, and we must keep our eye on the ball and fight for the people of the Palmetto State.”
“Lindsey Graham might have darkened my face — but it’s Lindsey who the people of South Carolina can’t recognize,” he added.
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