Trump to rally for Graham in close South Carolina Senate race

President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign for Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina on Wednesday, October 21, as she faces Democrat Annie Andrews in a closely watched Senate race less than two weeks before the November 3 election. The rally is part of Trump’s effort to help Graham retain a seat Republicans had expected to hold comfortably. The contest has drawn unusual attention and spending in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1998. Trump carried South Carolina by nearly 18 percentage points in 2024. Polling snapshots show a close race, though they cover different surveys and dates. A Trafalgar Group poll of likely voters conducted October 16-18 put Graham at 48.6% and Andrews at 45.6%, according to a report of the survey. Another October Trafalgar poll cited in campaign coverage showed Graham leading 49% to 46%. The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the race from likely Republican to lean Republican on October 20, according to MS NOW. Graham took office after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died in July. The governor appointed her to serve the remainder of his term, and Trump later endorsed her in the Republican...