Sen. Darline Graham admits in debate: ‘National security is not my thing’
The candidates sparred over experience, spending and foreign policy as Graham faced criticism for saying national security is not her area of expertise.
- During Tuesday's televised debate in Newberry, South Carolina, Republican Senator Darline Graham and Rep Ralph Norman clashed over experience and policy, competing in a runoff one week before voters choose a nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews.
- Following the sudden death of Sen Lindsey Graham, Darline Graham was appointed to the seat by Governor Henry McMaster. She secured President Donald Trump's endorsement, though neither candidate reached a majority in the Aug 11 special primary.
- When asked about Taiwan during the debate, Graham declined to answer, stating national security is "not my thing" and she is "not that informed." Norman criticized her response, emphasizing his own domestic focus.
- Republican voters return to the polls on Aug 25 to decide the nominee for the general election. The winner faces Democrat Annie Andrews to secure a full term in the Senate seat currently held by Graham.
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Darline Graham Nardone Needs to Step Aside. She Probably Won’t. – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Maybe he was being nice. If so, he needs to stop. When President Trump endorsed Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham Nardone as Graham’s replacement after his death, there were grumblings. When she announced she would run in the special election to fill Graham’s spot as the GOP nominee in November, rather than simply serving as an interim seat-filler, those got louder. And now that Nardone is in a runoff with Ralph Norman, a House Freedom Cauc…
The interim senator avoided responding to Taiwan and the South China Sea during a key Republican debate there.
‘Career-Ending Moment!’: Lindsey Graham’s Sister Botches Question About Her Brother’s Favorite Topic and Gets Booed as Debate Goes Off the Rails
Darline Graham, the newly appointed senator seeking to keep her late brother’s South Carolina seat, faced boos during a Republican debate after she
Lindsey Graham’s Undead Sister’s Opinion On Taiwan Is ‘Men In Women’s Sports’
Darline Graham Nordone is Lindsey Graham’s sister who is not dead. And look, we are about to be mean to her, but there is a reason that if your brain surgeon keels over before your operation, nobody says, “Well why don’t we see if the dead doc’s sister wants to give the scalpel a whirl?” Not that Lindsey Graham was a man of such great skill, but you get the point. In a debate this week in the Republican special primary runoff, Darline Graham, wh…
Darline Graham Faces Questions About Qualifications
“Even before Tuesday night’s debate, Sen. Darline Graham has been fending off questions about her qualifications to replace her brother, the late Lindsey Graham, in the Senate,” NBC News reports. “But her performance at the debate brought a fresh round of questioning in South Carolina — a state with a proud military tradition and several […]
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