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News Reporting· ABC News Published Aug 18, 2026

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

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Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina's runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate Tuesday night

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Darline Graham, who is competing in next week’s runoff election in South Carolina, stumbled over a question about foreign policy in a debate on Tuesday night.

“Are Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for the United States and if so, why or how?” asked one of the moderators.

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News Reporting· NBC News

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News Reporting· The New York Times

‘I’m Not That Informed on National Security,’ Graham Says in South Carolina Debate

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News Reporting· The Hill

Graham, Norman tangle in South Carolina GOP Senate debate: Three takeaways

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, a day before early voting begins in the runoff to determine which of the two will be South Carolina’s GOP nominee for Senate. Graham, whom South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed to succeed to her brother, the l…