South Carolina Senate race slipping from GOP grip

Sen. Lindsey Graham may hold a lead over his Democratic challenger in recent polls, but as the race tightens, election analysts say the South Carolina Senate race is no longer a sure win for the Republican Party.

On Monday, the Cook Political Report , considered the gold-standard election forecasters, moved its prediction from a "Likely Republican win" to "Lean Republican win."

That change was based on the fact that Jaime Harrison, Graham's opponent and the former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman, has raised virtually the same amount of money as...