Annie Andrews
D · U.S. Senate, South Carolina · Tier 2/3
Tier 2/3, between “Mainstream pro-Israel” and “Pro-Israel, critical”
SC Democratic Senate nominee (won the June 2026 primary with ~62%; Lindsey Graham died July 11, 2026, and she now faces his appointed successor, Darline Graham, in November). Has firmly and repeatedly pledged she does not and will not take AIPAC money. Runs a healthcare-focused platform, with what Fox Carolina called “a diplomacy-first approach to foreign policy.” In a September 2025 Reddit AMA, asked about Gaza and weapons for Israel, she wrote “Any U.S. arms sales need to comply with international law, period,” called the images from Gaza “beyond horrifying” and the humanitarian crisis there “catastrophic.” At the October 11, 2026 Senate debate, where South Carolina Public Radio reported she was the only candidate to mention Palestinians, she said: “Israelis deserve a safe place to live and Palestinians also deserve to live in peace. What’s happening in the region is devastating. It is a humanitarian crisis.”
A 2/3, on a thin record: one answer in a September 2025 Reddit AMA, a written answer in a May 2026 candidate guide and one debate answer in October 2026. Asked whether Gaza is a genocide and whether she would vote to stop sending weapons to Israel, she wrote: “Any U.S. arms sales need to comply with international law, period. That should be the baseline no matter who the buyer is.” She called the images from Gaza “beyond horrifying,” wrote “Whatever label you put on it, it is wrong,” and said the United States must “protect civilians, surge aid, uphold international law, and push for a durable two-state solution.” That is concern for Gaza’s civilians in her own words, with no appeal there to Israel’s self-defense, plus a legal condition on arms sales. At her October 11, 2026 debate she again called it “a humanitarian crisis” and said Palestinians “deserve to live in peace,” beside Israelis’ need for “a safe place to live,” but did not repeat the arms condition. In WSOC’s May 2026 candidate guide her campaign wrote that she “is for a two-state solution in Israel and also Israel’s right to defend itself,” adding: “However, I think we can all agree that the events of late under Netanyahu’s leadership have gone too far.” She did not say she would stop the weapons, attributed the word genocide to “experts” rather than using it herself, and keeps a two-state frame. She refuses AIPAC money. Counter-case: a flat 2, if the arms line is read as generic.
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elect26 places 2026 midterm candidates on a six-tier spectrum, from 1 (most pro-Israel) to 6 (most critical of Israel).