Darline Graham Fights to Hold South Carolina Senate Seat as Poll Shows Dead Heat 6 Days Out
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 30
Darline Graham Fights to Hold South Carolina Senate Seat as Poll Shows Dead Heat 6 Days Out
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 30
Summary
Six days before Election Day, Darline Graham is effectively tied with Democrat Annie Andrews in South Carolina, turning a seat Republicans long treated as safe into a real contest.
Graham, appointed in July after her brother Lindsey Graham died, is seeking a full six-year term while learning both governing and campaigning on the fly.
Her campaign has been hurt by a debate stumble on foreign policy, limited engagement with reporters in Washington and persistent Republican doubts about her qualifications.
Ralph Norman, a Republican she beat in the primary, has offered only reluctant support, and some of his backers have launched a write-in effort that threatens to split the GOP vote.
The unexpectedly tight race has opened the possibility of a Democratic pickup in one of the country's most conservative states.