Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.25.26: Trump scrambles to boost Darline Graham

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

Sen. Darline Graham squares off Tuesday against Rep. Ralph Norman in a bid to win the GOP nomination for the a South Carolina Senate seat.

The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were the top vote-getters in an Aug. 11 primary has been a slugfest.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) are virtually tied in the final poll before voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s special primary runoff election for the Senate. The Trafalgar Group survey shows Graham Nordone barely leading Norman, with 47.9% to 47.8% for the respective candidates. Nei

Trump makes final pitch for Sen. Darline Graham before South Carolina runoff  USA Today

Darline Graham, Ralph Norman go head-to-head in South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff  AP News

Republican nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews in midterm after rushed campaigns for Lindsey Graham’s seat Reese Boyd, the chair of the Horry county Republican party marveled on Monday afternoon at how little time Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman have had to campaign for the Senate primary: “Th

Voters, especially Republican primary voters, don’t tend to make their decisions based on what’s going on overseas.  But with Uncle Sam’s place in the world looking a little unsteady and a doozy of a debate gaffe in a snap election, we suddenly have in today’s South Carolina Senate runoff the first big electoral test o

It’s personal for the president, who was close to Graham’s late brother, Lindsey Graham.

The runoff will determine which Republican succeeds the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate

Darline Graham, Ralph Norman go head-to-head in South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff  Toronto Star

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate

Darline Graham’s latest bid to solidify Donald Trump’s support involves a fraught empty gesture. The 62-year-old younger sister and current holder of the late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat dodged questions on Monday as to whether she would have certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, as h

The president has made a big bet on a senator’s sister.

The president’s super PAC spent more than $827,000 on voter phone calls and texts for Graham — even as battleground Republicans have been clamoring for money.