GOP Super PAC Pours $5 Million into Darline Graham's South Carolina Senate Race, Sources Say
Updated on: October 6, 2026 / 11:52 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- A Republican Super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, is investing $5 million to support Darline Graham in the South Carolina Senate race.
- This investment highlights Republican concerns about the race, despite South Carolina being a solid Republican state.
- President Trump is escalating attacks against Graham's opponent, Democrat Annie Andrews, using an anti-transgender slur.
- Darline Graham was appointed to the Senate seat after the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
- Former SC Governor David Beasley criticized Trump's comments as a "disgrace" and "abhorrent."