Darline Graham’s Foreign Policy Flub Rattles GOP Ahead of S.C. Senate Runoff
The campaign must refund or redesignate about 10% of its cash on hand after the FEC flagged donations above federal limits.
- The Federal Election Commission notified Senator Darline Graham on Monday that her campaign accepted more than $24,000 in contributions exceeding legal limits, requiring her to refund or redesignate roughly 10% of her cash on hand.
- Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was appointed to fill his seat after his sudden July death and secured President Donald Trump's endorsement for the special election runoff against Representative Ralph Norman.
- During a Tuesday debate, Graham admitted, "I'm not that informed on national security," when asked about Taiwan; she defended the response by noting she is "not a polished politician" focused on domestic issues.
- A South Carolina foreign policy figure told MS NOW on Wednesday he "couldn't believe" Graham's response, while failure to refund excess donations by September 21 could trigger FEC "enforcement action."
- The special election runoff on August 25 will determine the Republican nominee, who faces Democrat Annie Andrews in the November general election, concluding a compressed five-week campaign cycle.
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The campaign of Sen. Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) accepted excessive donations from several prominent Republican donors, according to the Federal Election Commission. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)In the days after Darline Graham was sworn into her late brother’s Senate seat, a parade of chief executives, lobbyists and other prominent Republican donors contributed thousands of dollars each to her campaign for a full term in the Senate.Some opened t…
Darline Graham’s BRUTAL Answer on Foreign Policy
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New York MagazineWas Darline Graham’s Dumb Debate Answer Just an Act?
Ed Kilgore: “Throughout her brief career as a senator and as a candidate to remain one, Darline Graham has gone to some lengths to distance herself from the legacy of her late brother while snuggling up to Donald Trump as closely as possible. That reflects a political shrewdness that Lindsey Graham himself might have ruefully […]
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