# A day of reckoning for Trump favorite Darline Graham as deep red South Carolina teeters on the brink

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-day-of-reckoning-for-trump-favorite-darline-graham-as-deep-red-south-carolina-teeters-on-the-brink/
- Published: 2026-11-02T14:08:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T15:53:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251143/A-day-reckoning-Trump-favorite-Darline-Graham-deep-red-South-Carolina-teeters-brink.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Trump campaigned in South Carolina for Darline Graham.
- Polling showed Graham and Annie Andrews tied at 48 per cent.
- Andrews had raised far more campaign money by 14 October.

## Summary

President Trump held a rally in South Carolina to support Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham, whose close contest with Democrat Annie Andrews has put the state’s long-standing Republican Senate seat at risk. The race matters nationally because a Democratic win could help shift control of the Senate, while weak enthusiasm for Graham has raised concerns among Republicans about her candidacy and the campaign.

Graham was appointed to fill the seat after her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, died in July, but her decision to seek a full six-year term has drawn criticism. A New York Times/Siena poll put both candidates at 48 per cent, with Andrews leading among independents; by 14 October, she had raised $23.8 million compared with Graham’s $1.2 million. South Carolina backed Trump by 18 points in 2024 and has not elected a Democratic senator since 1998.

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