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DNC Chair Jaime Harrison

Jaime Harrison ran for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in 2020, but ultimately lost. He's now the Democratic National Committee chair.
Jaime Harrison ran for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in 2020, but ultimately lost. He's now the Democratic National Committee chair. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Jaime Harrison gained national attention last year when he broke fundraising records running against South Carolina incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham. While Harrison didn’t win the election, his candidacy gave notice that the Old South is now the New South. Mary C. Curtis sits down with the Democratic National Committee chair and talks race, his grandfather’s life lesson and what 2022 — yes 2022 — may hold.

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