Lindsey Graham's Sister Appointed to Senate Seat — Who Will Replace Him in Midterms?"
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to Politics by Faith. It's where we take the news of the day, we bring it to the Bible, so we can walk away with some peace and perspective. There's new headlines every day, but Ecclesiastes says there's nothing new under the sun. How do we make sense of that? Thanks for being here to get the true story of the story of the day today. Who will replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate? We know the answer to that already. The story that pops out to me in this whole thing, though, is how quickly people move on. It's just the sad reality in life. It's true. It's the way it goes. I actually like this point a lot. A lot of people find it depressing. I understand how you can. I don't. I find it very liberating.
For things that aren't eternal, people are going to move on past you almost immediately. This has been my experience when I have – in radio. So I've taken over for people.
What immediate reaction does the host give to Lindsey Graham's death and replacement question?
I've been every single time slot over my 20 years of doing this. And I'll move to a different – a new time slot and someone was there before, right? And it's about – my boss told me this before and it turned out to be true. It's about a week or two of people complaining. about, oh, where's this person who used to be here? I like him. It's about two, and then it's gone, and then it's over, and everyone moves on. That's about it. And two weeks is kind of a long time, but really it's a lot of people, they don't tune in every day. So you tune in the radio a couple days later or a week later, and you're like, wait a second, and then people start to get the picture.
How quickly does the host say public attention moves on after a politician dies?
I'm like, man, okay. And it's true for people at work, right? You could be working at a business for 50 years and you retire on Friday. And by Monday, everyone's moved on and everything you created when you were there at your job is gone and entirely new systems are in place because the new guys here now. And I know it's a bit dramatic, but it's like not really. And I find it liberating. I'm glad it's this way because it's just a reminder that you got to be careful where you put your riches, where you put your attention, where you put your time, where you put your focus. And if it's not on eternal things, then it will be exactly that, not eternal. And what's the opposite of eternal? Is that a word?
I just made that up. It'll be shot. If you don't focus on eternal things, then the things you do focus on will be shockingly evaporative. How about that? So Lindsey Graham dies on a Saturday. He's been a senator for like 20 years. And by Monday, it's like, man, Lindsey Graham, he was great. Who's going to replace him? Who's next? What are we doing? Now, I understand there are political implications to this death, to his death, and the clock is ticking with it all. I get it. But also, there's always going to be a good reason for people to move on from you. So make sure you focus on things that are eternal and pour all of your love on the people who love you. Famous people, same thing. A famous person can be on top of the world.
Famous actor, famous singer, tours, stadiums full of people, and then they die, and a couple days, people move on. If you're super famous, maybe like a week. That's it. So that's really the point. I want to emphasize that point again, but let's answer the political question here first. Trump recommended a replacement. So here's how it works. The governor of South Carolina gets to choose who sits in the seat until the next election. The next election happens to be November. And if it worked out differently, like let's say Lindsey Graham wasn't up for reelection, senators are in there for six years. So if Lindsey Graham wasn't up for reelection until 2030, then this person would be in there for a very long time.
As it is, this person is only going to be there for a couple months. So someone's going to fill the seat until then. There's also going to be a special election because South Carolina already had their primaries for Republicans. So they have to have another election, a special election. That's going to be mid-August. And then if someone doesn't get 50% of the vote, then they got to do it again.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–1:05
2
What immediate reaction does the host give to Lindsey Graham's death and replacement question?
1:05–1:39
3
How quickly does the host say public attention moves on after a politician dies?
1:39–12:15
4
What practical explanation does the host give for how South Carolina will fill Lindsey Graham's Senate seat?
12:15–14:01
Speakers
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