South Carolina Republicans Split over Darline Graham’s ‘Eyebrow-Raising’ Debate Performance

A debate stumble tests S.C.’s appetite for a political newcomer

Sen. Darline Graham’s acknowledgment at a televised debate this week that she was “not that informed on national security” has magnified her biggest vulnerability in the race to succeed her brother in the U.S. Senate, reviving questions about her level of political experience.

'I'm not a senator!' CNN anchor rebuts Republican's odd defense of overmatched colleague

CNN's John Berman on Friday pressed a Republican congressman Sen. Darline Graham's widely mocked debate answer — then called out the hole in his logic. The anchor first asked Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) the same national security question posed to Graham during her South Carolina debate, asking whether Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the U.S.McCormick answered fluently, citing that roughly 70 percent of the world's…

Buttigieg heads to South Carolina after Graham Nordone's debate slip-up

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is headed to South Carolina to shore up the Democrats’ chances in the Senate special election, as the party sees an opening following Darline Graham Nordone‘s debate gaffe. Nordone’s live admission that she didn’t know much about Taiwan, China, or foreign policy — her late brother’s expertise — has triggered panic among Republicans and hope among Democrats. Graham Nordone won President Donald Trump’…

Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, a current U.S. senator, says national security is ‘not my thing’

A sitting Republican U.S. senator was asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to American national security. Her answer was jaw-dropping.“I’m just going to be honest here,” Sen. Darline Graham told voters during Tuesday night’s South Carolina Senate debate. “I’m not that informed on national security.”Graham admitted she did not understand one of the world's most consequential potential flashpoints. “National security is not my thing…

South Carolina's Graham Cracker

Republished with permission from Steve Schmidt United States Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina stunned a debate audience when she declared, “I’m not that informed on national security.” No shit. It is curious that so many seem to have such high expectations for a rubber stamp. She differs from her brother in this regard. Lindsey, utterly lacking principles and easily manipulated, was also a rubber stamp, but it wasn’t nepotism that carrie…

South Carolina Republicans split over Darline Graham’s ‘eyebrow-raising’ debate performance

By Patrick Svitek, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off the losses of three candidates he endorsed in Republican primaries, President Donald Trump faces a much higher-profile test of his political power in South Carolina.Trump is set to hold a rally Friday night in Myrtle Beach with Sen. Darline Graham, whom he endorsed for her late brother’s Senate seat and whose campaign was shaken by a recent debate when she couldn’t answer a question abou…