Newly elected Dem's blistering GOP attacks emerge after she courted Republican voters: 'Lit on fire'

South Carolina’s Democratic senator-elect has a history of trashing Republicans and advocating passionately for transgender rights on social media, with many of those posts reemerging after her victory earlier this month."The T in LGBTQ+ stands for TRANSGENDER," Annie Andrews, who is set to represent a state President Donald Trump won by roughly 18%, posted in 2023."If you don’t support trans people, keep your cute pride post in your draft tweets, be better, and try again next year.""Periodic reminder that I support trans kids because I am not an a**hole," she posted around the same time.The posts stand in stark contrast to the more moderate image Andrews presented during her successful campaign against Republican Sen.

Darline Graham, when she courted Republicans and independents in the deep-red state and distanced herself from some of her earlier positions on transgender issues.MASSIVE UPSET: ANDREWS DOWNS TRUMP-BACKED GRAHAM IN RUBY-RED SOUTH CAROLINAAnnie Andrews, candidate for U.S.Senate, speaks with people Monday, March 30, 2026, during the campaign event in Greenville, South Carolina.

(REUTERS)Beyond transgender issues, where she later distanced herself from certain positions in a campaign ad, Andrews also made her disdain clear for the Republican Party before running for Senate — statements that clashed with the emphasis she placed on bipartisanship while on the campaign trail.In August 2024, Andrews stated that the Republican Party "needs to be lit on fire & thrown in the dumpster & plunged into the deepest depths of the ocean never to be seen again," after some individuals on social media mocked Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz’s son.SC DEM SENATE CANDIDATE CLAIMS SHE WILL STAND UP TO HER PARTY AS GRAHAM TIES HER TO 'SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS'MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 01: South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Dr.

Annie Andrews greets supporters during a midterm campaign rally on November 01, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Andrew...