The South Carolina Senate race between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman will be very interesting to watch as the runoff date arrives soon, August 25th.
Darline Graham is supported by President Trump, the NRSCC, the professional republican class and the new endorsement from the 3rd place candidate Russell Fry. Additionally, Darline Graham has been endorsed by Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Tim Scott and other very well-known Republican brand names.
Mrs Graham has also picked up a $1 million Super-PAC donation from the leftist “Invest in Tomorrow Coalition” a clean energy and climate change advocacy group. They will be running ads against Ralph Norman.
That said, CTH has a strong hunch that Ralph Norman is going to win. There’s an internal poll showing Norman with a 12-point advantage (52/40); however, that’s not the strongest indicator.
A very unscientific review of voter sentiment visible on social media reflects a profound rejection of the Lindsey Graham legacy vote. While it is entirely possible those voices are just more algorithmically visible than Darline Graham supporters, there sure are a lot of South Carolina republican voters willing to support Ralph Norman over Graham.
It’s weird because no one seems overly enthusiastic for either candidate but voting Norman over Graham appears to be the least bad option. Darline Graham’s record working for leftist NGOs has many people rejecting her as an option.
What are your thoughts?
It is possible this race may be in the loss column for President Trump’s endorsement record.
I hope Norman wins. I hate seats passed along to family members or to others because it’s “their” turn.
Hear, hear!
Apparently Darlene supports the SAVE AMERICA ACT and killing the filibuster
Norman supports SAVE act, too.
Pres Trump wrong on this one (my opinion). Norman please — not Lindsey-lite. And, if Norman pulls it out, the President deserves the loss.
Trump does have a record of being injured because of his putting trust in the wrong people. He is brilliant in many ways, and myopic in a few. And then there is the professional Republican Party (Uniparty) that he can’t simply ignore.
Bingo! 💯
I know President Trump was loyal to Lindsay, but I was never, ever a fan of his.
Supported by Murkowski?
Leftist climate money to his inexperienced sister?
No thank you very much!
I really hate the Uniparty model of providing jobs for politicians friends and family.
Such a Uniparty beneficiary will play the Uniparty game.
So what do we know of this Norman guy?
A career politician unfortunately. But generally on the record on the Conservative side of the hot topics.
Sundance seems to have the pulse of the race. Graham name was RINO and Trump I guess needed the Military Complex to gain the favour of those miitary greedy generals.
Now Linsey’s Sister is Leftist , and Trump might have endorsed her to keep military complex happy, but Trump may not really be for her. Seems like Rino’s (and secret dems ) want the Trump Endorsement, and will kiss the ring of Trump (to get Trump Support), then once elected will take out their KNIFES … and stab Trump/MAGA in the back. There must be a secret class (not advertized) given by RINO’S to learn ways to flatter Trump … but … give loyality oath to RINO leadership that hates Trump with a passion if they get elected.
Well, layers of corruption, .. so many layers. Trump does need another 4 more years … Trump 2028 … I don’t think he will get it, but… I learned to not rule anything out concerning Trump.
This is the wiki entry for Darline – I don’t see any “leftist NGO’s” listed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darline_Graham
FTA:
“In 2008, Graham began working for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department. She helped coordinate a remote work program for adults with severe disabilities for Time Warner.[15] By 2015, she was the department’s public information director.[16]
In 2019, Graham became commissioner and agency head of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, which administers vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and blindness-prevention programs for South Carolinians who are blind or have low vision.[17]
She also serves on the South Carolina State Workforce Development Board and its SC Works Management Committee.
In 2026, she was elected president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind, with her term scheduled to start in January 2027.[12]”
How much funneling of U.S. taxpayers money thru USAID did Linda direct into his sister’s leftist NGOs ?
I would eat barbwire before I voted for a legacy candidate of any kind. That includes Trump’s kids.
Pres. Trump should have spoken to SC Republican’s. I am a former SC resident, and I can tell you that Lindsy had a lot of opposition in the ranks. He only won the last two primaries because he ran a split the vote strategy.
She is supported by the RINOs in the Senate (Murkowski? JHC!). What else do I need to know? No, no, no.
Side-by-side photos: Norman exudes strength. Graham exudes duplicity.