What’s next in SC? Inside the race to replace Sen. Graham

The sudden death of influential Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will have implications for legislative business in the Senate — where Republicans’ slim margin is already under stress with the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell after he was hospitalized— and the November election.

Here’s what we know about what comes next, and CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten reveals why former Rep. Nancy Mace may be a long shot.

0:00 Enten breaks down the SC numbers
0:29 How does Nancy Mace’s past performance in elections affect her chances this time?
2:52 How do you win the nomination for the Senate? Enten explains the inside track
3:44 How the process works: appointment of a temporary replacement, special primary election
4:26 CNN’s Annie Grayer reports from Capitol Hill on what’s next
7:08 CNN political director David Chalian on the impact on legislative issues
8:39 Chalian on “the age issue”: the electorate wants a younger Congress

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