Darline Graham debate make-or-break moment for Trump-backed nominee

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Republicans are brushing off signs of an unexpectedly competitive Senate race in South Carolina, where President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate is locked in a statistical tie with her Democratic opponent less than a month before Election Day.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), who was appointed to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham in July, is running neck and neck with Democrat Annie Andrews in a state Trump carried by 18 percentage points in 2024, according to polling averages from RealClearPolitics.

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