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Lindsey Graham's sister Darlene encouraged by Trump to seek full Senate term

Trump urged Darline Graham to run for the full Senate term she is temporarily filling.

Lindsey Graham's sister Darlene encouraged by Trump to seek full Senate term
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President Donald Trump urged appointed Sen. Darline Graham to seek a full Senate term in South Carolina’s August Republican primary. Graham has not said whether she will run, while Rep. Ralph Norman and other candidates are already pursuing the seat.

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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

Appointed senator considering a run for a full Senate term

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who encouraged Graham to run and praised her publicly

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Late senator whose seat Darline Graham was appointed to fill

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Candidate who announced another bid for the Senate seat

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative who announced a run for the Senate seat

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ALSO MENTIONED  Fritz Hollings, Former senator mentioned in an election-history comparison; Hubert Humphrey, Former senator whose seat Muriel Humphrey temporarily filled; Jean Carnahan, Former senator appointed after her husband’s election; Mel Carnahan, Former Missouri governor who died before a Senate election; Muriel Humphrey, Former senator appointed to temporarily fill her late husband’s seat

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Trump Urges Darline Graham to Run for Full Senate Term

Trump urged Darline Graham to seek a full Senate term and said he would endorse her if she ran. This came after she was appointed to fill the remainder of her late brother’s term. Center outlets treat the endorsement as a development in the special-election race and note Graham’s unresolved decision about running. Right-leaning outlets also foreground the endorsement and the race, but some give Trump’s backing a more upbeat cast.

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