As of second-quarter filings (June 30), the Democratic candidate in South Carolina's Senate race has raised a grand total of $17,105. Out of this, he has spent all of $15,202. He is a Democratic candidate who supported Ron Paul. He is running to the right of Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham on immigration. He has railed against his own party for having the temerity to criticize Sarah Palin. In his defense, he also opposes the bailout and the Iraq war. And he is within single digits of incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham. Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/22-24. Likely voters. MoE 4%. (No trend lines) Graham (R) 51 Conley (D) 42 In case you think this is a fluke outlier, Rasmussen had the results as 50-41 for Graham, the same single-digit margin as this poll shows. Graham is evidently vulnerable. Conley is in contention through no fault of his own, and we can only speculate what might have been if an actual Democrat - not necessarily a true progressive, but a generic, moderately conservative but economically populist Southern Democrat - had been in this race. We should have had a real Democrat here. Even if it wasn't a top-tier candidate like State Education Superintendent Jim Rex, or 2006 Lieutenant Governor nominee Robert Barber, we should have had a real Democrat. It's clear Lindsey Graham isn't invincible, and this is precisely the year to take on a long-shot race like this. Alas, we have a winnable race...and "Democrat" Bob Conley supposedly fighting on our behalf. Full poll details below the fold. This poll shows McCain leading Obama 52-39 in South Carolina. That's about midway between Rasmussen (51-45, McCain), and SurveyUSA (58-39 McCain).