Republican Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina, the sister of the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, sparred with her Democratic opponent, Annie Andrews, for their first and likely only debate on Sunday. The GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund is directing $5 million into the contest, signaling surprising Democratic strength in the race. The polls have tightened in recent weeks. This is Graham defending Israel in Sunday’s debate.

Sen. Darline Graham: “I fully believe that we need to stand with Israel. The same people that want to hurt and attack Israel want to come after us. The terrorists that were close to getting a nuclear weapon will come here. So we need to stand with our strongest ally in the Middle East, where there’s a lot of unrest.”

Dr. Andrews blasted Graham for her support for the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Dr. Annie Andrews: “My opponent is the only one on this stage who had the opportunity to vote to end the war, but three times in a row she voted to continue it. And several days after one of those votes, she had the audacity to walk out onto this stage and admit that national security isn’t really her thing. South Carolina, if your surgeon said that appendectomies aren’t really his thing, would you still hand him a scalpel? No. So, why would we hand Darline Graham a full term in the U.S. Senate? She is unserious and unqualified.”