{"id":2645996,"date":"2026-08-17T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-group-backs-norman-in-south-carolina-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:25:48","slug":"anti-abortion-group-backs-norman-in-south-carolina-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-group-backs-norman-in-south-carolina-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-abortion group backs Norman in South Carolina Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-abortion-group-backs-norman-in-south-carolina-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent South Carolina Senate primary has seen a notable endorsement from Students for Life Action, a national anti-abortion institution, backing Rep. Ralph Norman over Darline Graham Nordone, who is vying to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Norman is praised for his strong pro-life stance, contrasting with Nordone, who has received support from pro-choice figures like Senator Lisa Murkowski. Nordone&#8217;s campaign has been scrutinized for donations to lawmakers who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >opposed anti-abortion legislation<\/a>. Despite SFLA\u2019s endorsement of Norman, Nordone has meaningful GOP support, including endorsements from former President Donald Trump, Rep. Russell Fry, and other Senate Republicans. The primary results led to a runoff between Norman and Nordone, with notable political figures and organizations weighing in on the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A national anti-abortion organization has endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"524\">South Carolina\u2019s<\/a> closely watched Senate primary to replace the late Republican Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a>, whose sister, interim Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/darline-graham-nordone\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23139\"> Darline Graham Nordone<\/a> (R-SC), is also vying for the seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students for Life Action, an anti-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"200\">abortion<\/a> group with chapters across the United States, extended an endorsement to Norman on Monday as the five-term representative heads to a special primary runoff against Graham Nordone.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4689441\/students-for-life-action-endorse-norman-over-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anti-abortion group backs Norman over Graham Nordone in South Carolina Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688053\/as-pelosi-exit-nears-san-francisco-democratic-candidates-fight-over-what-comes-next\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>As Pelosi\u2019s exit nears, San Francisco Democratic candidates fight over what comes next<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688329\/alaska-senate-primary-incumbent-sullivan-peltola-2026-poll-leadership-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alaska Senate primary is round one of heavyweight Sullivan-Peltola fight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRalph Norman represents a reliable, pro-life fighter in this race, and Students for Life Action is proud to endorse him for U.S. Senate,\u201d SFLA President Kristan Hawkins said in a press release. \u201cThere is a sharp contrast between a candidate who has been silent on abortion over the years and who even financially supported a state senator who blocked SFLAction legislation in the Palmetto State, and a legislator who has made his pro-life convictions clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In what has become an issue for Graham Nordone\u2019s campaign to take over her brother\u2019s seat, the interim senator donated to former Republican state Sen. Katrina Shealy\u2019s 2023 campaign after she blocked anti-abortion legislation in the state. Shealy was a member of the bipartisan \u201csister senators\u201d group in the South Carolina state Senate, which famously blocked the state\u2019s near-total abortion ban in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the news of Graham Nordone\u2019s donation to Shealy, she took to social media to tout her record of fighting for the unborn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor years, I\u2019ve committed my life to fighting for vulnerable populations, and no one is more vulnerable than an unborn child who cannot speak for themselves,\u201d Graham Nordone <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/darlinegrahamsc\/status\/2080056714192126235\">said on X in July<\/a>. \u201cAs a mother, I know that welcoming children into this world is God\u2019s greatest gift. I\u2019m proud to be pro-life and to stand up for the unborn and expecting moms. I will not waver in my support for life, pregnant women, and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SFLA also ripped Graham Nordone for receiving support from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-murkowski-takes-lead-in-senate-race\/\" title=\"Lisa Murkowski Takes Lead in ...ate Race\">long supported abortion rights<\/a> up to fetal viability, noting Graham Nordone\u2019s closeness \u201cshows that the company she keeps doesn\u2019t put the interests of preborn babies and their mothers first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent endorsement marks the latest snub for Graham Nordone, as former United Nations Ambassador\u00a0Nikki Haley\u00a0threw her support behind Norman last week. Norman also has the support of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and the late Graham\u2019s former primary competitor, Mark Lynch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4681391\/south-carolina-senate-special-primary-results\/\">DARLINE GRAHAM NORDONE, RALPH NORMAN ADVANCE TO RUNOFF IN SENATE RACE TO REPLACE LINDSEY GRAHAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite SFLA and other Palmetto State Republicans backing Norman, Graham Nordone has an arsenal of GOP endorsements, including that of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), a former rival who placed third in the special Republican primary, as well as a slate of Senate Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<em> Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Norman and Graham Nordone for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-abortion group backs Norman in SC Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2645997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26218837731180.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4310,6017,3728,5894,41960],"class_list":["post-2645996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abortion","tag-advocacy","tag-election","tag-politics","tag-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26218837731180.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645996"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646000,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645996\/revisions\/2646000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}