A new ad featuring the state’s top two Republicans speaking on behalf of U.S. Senate nominee Jim DeMint began running Thursday.

The ad shows Gov. Mark Sanford and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who cut a previous ad for DeMint, making the case for the Greenville congressman.

The ad is stripped-down compared to others that have aired in DeMint’s race against Democrat Inez Tenenbaum.

Appearing before a dark backdrop, Sanford and Graham praise DeMint’s record on taxes, jobs and Social Security.

“Lindsey and I served with Jim DeMint,” Sanford says. “He never voted for a tax increase and never would.”