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Jim Acosta flags ‘eerie coincidence’ regarding Lindsey Graham: ‘Absolutely jaw-dropping’

The Seat Doesn’t Go to the Polling AverageThe Real StoryThe source tries to make this about an “eerie coincidence” between a viral post, a poll, and Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death. That is media garnish. The political fact that matters is simpler: a Senate vacancy in South Carolina would be filled by appointment, and the power to choose the replacement sits with Gov. Henry McMaster, while Donald Trump is already signaling he wants a hand in it.That is where the agency is. Not in the social-media noise. Not in the breathless coincidence framing. In the machinery of succession.The Poll Is a…

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