WASHINGTON _ Sen. Lindsey Graham is ready to run for re-election in 2020.
He's championed a pet cause of the conservative base this week that's crucial to winning in South Carolina like rarely before. But he's also quietly reassured swing voters he hasn't forgotten the value of working with Democrats.
First, he has to win a Republican primary, and during a speech that could become his campaign ad two years from now, the South Carolina Republican on Thursday delivered a scathing takedown of Democrats and full-throated defense of Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee to be a Supreme Court Justice accused of sexual assault.
