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South Carolina Senate Primary Sends Graham and Norman to Runoff
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advanced from South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff, with President Donald Trump having endorsed Graham. Coverage differs on whether the contest tests Trump’s influence or centers on the candidates and next election.
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN27 RATED · 8 UNRATED
BLIND SPOTHow we decide ↗
Left-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated left-leaning outlet has covered this, while 9 right-leaning outlets have.
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME51% · AVG CRED 79
“The runoff result and next steps”
17 MORE CENTER
NPR · WVXUWED 1:39 AMIn South Carolina, Sen. Darline Graham advances to a GOP special primary runoff for U.S. SenateGrahamNeutralNormanNeutralCRED 90NPR STORY · CARRIED BY WVXUNPR · CARRIED BY WVXUWTOP News (original publisher not identified)TUE 10:42 PMSen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South CarolinaGrahamNeutralNormanNeutralCRED 90United Press InternationalTUE 10:45 PMDarline Graham, Ralph Norman poised for GOP runoff to replace Sen. Lindsey GrahamGrahamNeutralNormanNeutralCRED 88UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
- ABC7 San Francisco (original publisher not identified) · Elections 2026: Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to Republican runoff for US Senate in South CarolinaORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- abc13 News (original publisher not identified) · Elections 2026: Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to Republican runoff for US Senate in South CarolinaORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- Livenowfox · Lindsey Graham's sister Darline advances to GOP runoff for US SenateNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- Scrippsnews · Darline Graham advances to GOP runoff to replace late Sen. Lindsey GrahamNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- Linked article · Graham Advances to GOP Senate Primary RunoffPUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- ABC Columbia · Vote 2026: Graham, Norman head to August 25 runoff, Andrews respondsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- WWAYTV3 (original publisher not identified) · Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South CarolinaORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- The Guardian · Senator Darline Graham advances to runoff in South Carolina special primaryNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- https://www.wbay.com (original publisher not identified) · Sen Darline Graham advances to GOP Senate primary runoff to replace late brother Lindsey GrahamORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
People · 2 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Graham and Norman were named together by 19 of 35 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · SC · SENATOR
Led the Republican primary field and advanced to a runoff against Ralph Norman for South Carolina’s Senate seat.
NAMED BY 33 OF 35
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL14 OF 18 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 14 of 18 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL7 OF 9 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 7 of 9 outlets.
R · SC-5 · REPRESENTATIVE
Finished second in the Republican primary and advanced to the runoff against Darline Graham.
NAMED BY 21 OF 35
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL10 OF 13 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 10 of 13 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL3 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 3 of 4 outlets.
Timeline · 53 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YETLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. center: 20 articles, first mon 2:00 pm. right-leaning: 10 articles, first tue 8:22 pm, 30 hours after the first report. unrated: 9 articles, first tue 8:28 pm.
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