Day 39 · Lindsey Graham Succession

Darline Graham Flops In Debate

Graham’s Senate bid reels after a bruising South Carolina debate and donor controversy.

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Updated Aug 19, 6:44pm ET

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President Donald Trump is set to campaign in Myrtle Beach on Friday for Sen. Darline Graham, his backed interim replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, ahead of her South Carolina Republican Senate runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman. Graham was booed during a televised debate in Newberry after struggling with a question, prompting criticism from Megyn Kelly on her podcast on Wednesday. Neither Graham nor Norman won enough support to avoid the runoff. Her campaign also must refund or redesignate more than $24,000 in excessive contributions, about 10% of its $251,000 cash on hand.

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Unready CandidateMostly Left

Darline Graham is not prepared or qualified to serve in the U.S. Senate. Her debate performance and subsequent struggles revealed a serious lack of readiness, not just a momentary mistake.

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Campaign DamageBalanced

The debate badly hurt Graham’s Senate campaign and may have put the nomination out of reach. Efforts by Trump or Graham’s own legal and political complaints cannot undo the damage caused by her performance.

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