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Trump seeks to boost Darline Graham in South Carolina homestretch

Her win in the snap primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham comes after President Donald Trump significantly boosted her campaign. Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s snap Senate GOP primary, a significant win for President Donald Trump after a string of his endorsed candidates stumbled in recent weeks. The president went to great lengths to get her over the finish line: He encouraged her to get into the race with his early endorsement, reiterated that support as she fumbled on the debate stage, and rallied for her in Myrtle Beach — a step that he hasn’t taken for most of his preferred candidates this cycle. The support didn’t stop there. MAGA Inc., Trump’s behemoth super PAC, spent over $827,000 on phone calls and text messages for Graham, money that Republicans in competitive battlegrounds have been anxiously waiting for. (Politico) 13 of our 34 approved news sources reported this story between 21 August and 26 August 2026. Sources: AP (via Google News), Axios, Breitbart, Just the News, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), NBC News, NPR, Politico, Reuters (via Google News), The Blaze, The Epoch Times, The Hill, The Washington Times.
start_date Starts: Sep 02, 2026
end_date Ends: Sep 08, 2026
end_date Votes: 1

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Her win in the snap primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham comes after President Donald Trump significantly boosted her campaign. Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s snap Senate GOP primary, a significant win for President Donald Trump after a string of his endorsed candidates stumbled in recent weeks. The president went to great lengths to get her over the finish line: He encouraged her to get into the race with his early endorsement, reiterated that support as she fumbled on the debate stage, and rallied for her in Myrtle Beach — a step that he hasn’t taken for most of his preferred candidates this cycle. The support didn’t stop there. MAGA Inc., Trump’s behemoth super PAC, spent over $827,000 on phone calls and text messages for Graham, money that Republicans in competitive battlegrounds have been anxiously waiting for. — as reported by Politico

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