Darline Graham advances to runoff, vows to carry on brother Lindsey’s fight in US Senate

Senator Darline Graham Nordone advanced to a runoff in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary, addressing supporters one month after her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, passed away. She thanked President Donald Trump for his "steadfast support and his complete and total endorsement," vowing to continue fighting for his agenda. Graham, who was appointed to her brother's seat, presented herself as a conservative Republican and not a career politician, highlighting her work ethic learned from her childhood and her previous role assisting visually impaired residents.

• She emphasized her legislative accomplishments in her first three weeks, including a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill and her deciding vote for Trump's attorney general nominee.
• Graham outlined a conservative platform supporting Trump's immigration agenda, voter ID, abortion restrictions, and Second Amendment rights.
• She expressed readiness to debate her opponent, Representative Ralph Norman, and pledged to campaign extensively throughout South Carolina.
• Reflecting on her brother's death, Graham stated, "I have buried my precious brother. I have taken on the role of a United States senator, and I have had this brutal campaign schedule. And I'm still standing."