Speaker 1: Breaking news.
Speaker 2: Just coming in literally a few minutes ago, Darlene Graham
Speaker 2: wins the Senate primary runoff in South Carolina. It was
Speaker 2: her and Ralph Norman, the sitting congressman. And remember, she
Speaker 2: had a little bit of a bumpy debate, so it
Speaker 2: made the race quite a bit tighter. She was endorsed
Speaker 2: by President Trump, who, of course, loved her brother, And
Speaker 2: definitely loves Darlene Graham. And Ralph Norman was supported by
Speaker 2: Nikki Haley and a whole bunch of others. He actually
Speaker 2: backed Nikki Haley in 2024. President Trump wasn't too happy
Speaker 2: about that. But the race was called just a little
Speaker 2: bit ago. 99% of the vote in. Darlene Graham wins 52.4%.
Speaker 2: Ralph Norman, 47%. And she was very, just very unifying
Speaker 2: in her message in terms of the Republican Party thanking
Speaker 2: Ralph Norman for his service, saying we all have to
Speaker 2: come together to block socialism in South Carolina. And here
Speaker 2: are some of the chants of Darlene, Darlene, not Jolene, Jolene.
Speaker 2: fitting it in there with, of course, the great Dolly Parton.
Speaker 2: But here is Darlene Graham getting cheered in South Carolina. Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene!
Speaker 1: Darlene!
Speaker 2: Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! And then she addressed her supporters
Speaker 2: right after the word came down. You could tell she
Speaker 2: was happy and she was relieved because she had a
Speaker 2: feeling it was going to be a tight one after
Speaker 2: that debate.
Speaker 1: So, South Carolina Republicans, I humbly accept your nomination to
Speaker 1: serve as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate
Speaker 1: from the great state of South Carolina.
Speaker 2: Thank you.
Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you, thank you. First, I want to
Speaker 1: thank the good Lord who got us through these past
Speaker 1: few weeks and gave me and my family the strength
Speaker 1: to keep going. I continue to miss Lindsay every day,
Speaker 1: and there is still a big hole in my heart.
Speaker 1: But I know he's looking down right now, very proud
Speaker 1: of everyone.
Speaker 2: In this room. And then she talked about what's at stake,
Speaker 2: especially when it comes to the Senate. And she said, boy, oh, boy,
Speaker 2: her opponent now, because she won the Republican Senate primary runoff.
Speaker 2: There's been a whole bunch of rounds, as you know,
Speaker 2: in this. But she won that. Now she has to
Speaker 2: go up against a Democrat in November. And the Democrat
Speaker 2: is Dr. Annie Andrews, who's a self-professed socialist, has the
Speaker 2: views of Bernie Sanders and AOC, and pushing for gun control,
Speaker 2: abortion until the moment of birth, gender transition for minors,
Speaker 2: says that she started running because of RFK Jr., doesn't
Speaker 2: like President Trump. So she certainly will be a very
Speaker 2: different senator if she were to get elected. And of
Speaker 2: South Carolina, you guys know I went to University of
Speaker 2: South Carolina. I love South Carolina. And if South Carolina
Speaker 2: could go for somebody like Annie Andrews, the whole country's lost.
Speaker 2: Let's just put it that way. And the socialists will
Speaker 2: absolutely take over every crevice because South Carolina is typically
Speaker 2: a red, red, red, red, red Republican. But it will
Speaker 2: be a very big fight. There's a lot of money
Speaker 2: going into the opposition already. And this is for supporters now.
Speaker 2: of Annie Andrews. And Darlene Graham knows it's not over yet.
Speaker 2: The fight is not over yet. Here she is talking
Speaker 2: about what could be devastating for South Carolina if it
Speaker 2: were to be a socialist takeover.
Speaker 1: We cannot and must not allow democratic socialists to gain
Speaker 1: a foothold in our conservative state like South Carolina.
Speaker 2: Yeah. And then, of course, she talked about her late brother,
Speaker 2: my buddy, Senator Lindsey Graham. And you could tell she
Speaker 2: was getting choked up and emotional. It's an emotional day.
Speaker 2: Here it is.
Speaker 1: During the past several weeks, I've been amazed at the
Speaker 1: number of people Lindsey personally impacted and the legacy he
Speaker 1: left behind. Our state and nation are much better and
Speaker 1: safer because of him now. Thank you, Lindsay, for your
Speaker 1: service to South Carolina and to this country. It's just
Speaker 1: not the same without you here.
Speaker 2: Really, really beautiful.