GOP Super PAC pours $5 million into South Carolina Senate race, sources say
Summary
A Republican Super PAC called the Senate Leadership Fund is giving $5 million to support Sen. Darline Graham in the South Carolina Senate race. President Donald Trump is actively supporting Graham and criticizing her opponent, Democrat Annie Andrews, focusing on cultural issues like transgender rights.Key Facts
- The Senate Leadership Fund is investing $5 million to help Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina.
- Darline Graham was appointed to the Senate seat after the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
- South Carolina is a strongly Republican state; Trump won it by 18 points in the 2024 election.
- President Trump has campaigned heavily for Darline Graham and used a social media post with an anti-transgender slur against her opponent, Annie Andrews.
- Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and Democrat who opposes gender transition surgery for minors but does not support biological men playing in women's sports.
- The race highlights cultural issues like transgender rights, which Republicans are using to challenge Democrats.
- Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley criticized President Trump's remarks about Andrews as disgraceful.
- The Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina since the late 20th century.
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