How outlets cover Darline Graham R · SC · SEN · Jul 13 – Jul 17, 2026
South Carolina Appoints Darline Graham Nordone to Senate Seat
Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. Coverage centers on election logistics in center outlets and Trump’s backing in right-leaning outlets.
Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERWho could replace Lindsey Graham? South Carolina's next steps after senator's deathOutlets agree that Lindsey Graham’s death left his Senate seat vacant and that his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was positioned to fill it.
Center outlets focus on the appointment and special-election field, including possible ballot-schedule issues, while one also recounts the siblings’ family history. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s support for her selection and, in one account, her grief.
Outlets by lean
7 RATED · 2 UNRATEDCompare by side
Center outlets describe the appointment, special-election field and possible ballot-schedule issues, with one also emphasizing the siblings’ family history.
How it looks for Graham, by side
7 OF 9 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 5 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 2 informational.
2 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
JUL 13 – 17Articles per day by side. JUL 13: Left 0, Center 5, Right 2. JUL 14: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JUL 15: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JUL 16: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JUL 17: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.
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No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.