# Trump accused of trying to ‘force’ Senate candidate on voters as GOP feud erupts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-accused-of-trying-to-force-senate-candidate-on-voters-as-gop-feud-erupts/
- Published: 2026-10-27T17:26:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T18:51:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-accused-trying-force-senate-candidate-voters-gop-feud-erupts
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Ralph Norman refuses to campaign for Darline Graham.
- He accuses Trump of trying to impose his preferred candidate.
- The Senate race is rated Lean Republican.

## Summary

South Carolina Republican Ralph Norman says he will not campaign for fellow Republican Darline Graham, accusing President Donald Trump and special interests of trying to force Graham on voters. The dispute highlights divisions within the party as a Senate contest that had been expected to favour Republicans becomes more competitive, with control of Congress at stake.

Graham was appointed to the seat after her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, died, and won the Republican nomination against Norman in an August runoff. Trump has backed her and held a rally in Clemson, while the Senate Leadership Fund pledged $5 million for advertising; the Cook Political Report moved the race from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican”. Republican leaders say the party is united behind Graham against Democratic candidate Annie Andrews, though Norman and two former South Carolina governors have opposed her.

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