{"id":2648092,"date":"2026-08-21T22:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordones-campaign-ads-follow-trumps-strategy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:59:01","slug":"darline-graham-nordones-campaign-ads-follow-trumps-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordones-campaign-ads-follow-trumps-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham Nordone&#8217;s campaign ads follow Trump&#8217;s strategy"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdarline-graham-nordones-campaign-ads-follow-trumps-strategy%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=2648092&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>Senator Darline Graham Nordone from South Carolina has recently released campaign ads supporting conservative issues such as restricting men from participating in women\u2019s sports and backing the SAVE America Act, aligning her with Donald Trump\u2019s key messaging. She has gradually focused her campaign on specific policies after initial silence on her positions and faced scrutiny over her political experience, especially following a debate where she admitted to lacking knowledge on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">national security matters<\/a>. Critics have questioned her qualifications and highlighted her familial ties to Senator Lindsey Graham. Despite this, she released ads emphasizing her stance on protecting girls\u2019 sports and Second Amendment rights, drawing from her personal experiences. Trump endorsed her appointment to her late brother\u2019s seat, and she has expressed willingness to learn about policy areas traditionally associated with her brother, stating she is not a politician but capable of learning. Voters in South Carolina will decide soon whether she or Ralph Norman will advance to face Democrat Annie Andrews in the upcoming election.  <\/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\">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) released a series of ads in the days leading up to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\">special Republican primary runoff<\/a> showing her support for keeping men out of women\u2019s sports and for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, aligning herself with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s top campaign messages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator had been under scrutiny for being relatively mum on her policy stances, as she waited until the past week to focus her campaign on select issues.<\/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\/4697084\/darline-graham-trump-strategy-save-act-transgender-athletes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Darline Graham Nordone follows Trump strategy with ads on SAVE America Act and transgender athletes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4697055\/trump-rally-security-ejects-protester-wearing-kill-pedophile-shirt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump rally security ejects protester wearing \u2018kill your local pedophile\u2019 shirt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696932\/hasan-piker-hamas-moderate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hasan Piker calls Hamas \u2018moderate\u2019 as commentator faces pushback from centrist Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a rally in Myrtle Beach, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"524\">South Carolina<\/a>, for Graham Nordone\u2019s campaign, Trump delivered remarks in which he repeatedly criticized Democrats for their stance on voting requirements and on transgender issues, such as men in women\u2019s sports. He joked that he prefers Republican candidates to wait to attack Democrats for their stances, so that Democrats are not able to move away from their unpopular policies before the election.<\/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\">\u201cI call them \u2018Dumocrats\u2019 because their policy is so dumb. Think of it: men in women\u2019s sports, open borders for the entire world to pour into, totally unchecked, unvetted,\u201d the president said. \u201cThink of it: the transgender nonsense, like everybody, your children should be mutilated in a chair. Can you believe these things? And I don\u2019t talk about it too much until we get right before an election because I don\u2019t want them to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president explained that allowing Democrats to run with what he calls \u201cradical-left\u201d policies allows for Republicans to come in swinging promoting what he has dubbed \u201ccommonsense\u201d policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnybody that believes in this stuff cannot win an election,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI always tell the Republicans, don\u2019t talk about it because they\u2019ll change. Do it one week, two weeks before the election, and that\u2019s where we are.\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\">Graham Nordone had rough week before the Friday evening rally. Following the debate against her Senate special primary runoff opponent Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ralph-norman\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4637\">Ralph Norman<\/a> (R-SC), Graham Nordone faced backlash for admitting ignorance on national security policy, prompting critics to jump on the senator\u2019s lack of political experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the debate, Norman and his allies sought to cast Graham Nordone as a largely undefined Republican who benefited from a famous last name. She is the sister of the late 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>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat if Darline Graham had any other last name?\u201d said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S6cukwjDp8o\">an ad<\/a>, released just hours before the debate, from the pro-Norman Palmetto First PAC. \u201cDo we really know where she stands? Darline won\u2019t tell us. Ralph Norman has a proven conservative record.\u201d<\/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\">But just as she was being painted as obscure, Graham Nordone released a series of ads homing in on her position on select issues such as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a> and transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the morning of the debate, the senator<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2089696640277922259?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2089696640277922259?s=20\"> released an ad affirming<\/a> her stance that \u201cgirls\u2019 sports are for girls, and as your U.S. senator, I will fight every day to keep it that way,\u201d which also detailed her experience watching her daughter play volleyball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, Graham Nordone put out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2090229441473425729?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2090229441473425729?s=20\">another ad touting her support<\/a> for Second Amendment rights. The video featured Graham Nordone touring FN America\u2019s firearms facility, holding several different weapons. She also shared clips of her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2089864527407878423?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2089864527407878423?s=20\">championing the SAVE America Act<\/a>.<\/p>\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Nordone was encouraged to seek a full term by Trump after being appointed to her late brother\u2019s seat after his unexpected death, and has since backed the president\u2019s policy priorities while campaigning in the runoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4693496\/darline-graham-nordone-debate-fumble-spotlights-policy-views\/\">DARLINE GRAHAM NORDONE DEBATE FUMBLE SPOTLIGHTS QUESTIONS ON POLICY VIEWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Graham Nordone is looking to fill her late brother\u2019s shoes, she has been open about the fact that she is \u201cnot a politician\u201d and never wanted to take on this role. Lindsey Graham was known for being a foreign policy hawk, while Graham Nordone has acknowledged she doesn\u2019t have the same expertise, but said: \u201cCan I learn? I\u2019m smart. Yes, I\u2019ll learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Carolina voters head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether Graham Nordone or Norman will take on Democrat Annie Andrews in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Nordone promotes Trump\u2019s policies ahead of runoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2648093,"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\/AP26234025070803.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84521,8954,82672,32319,5894],"class_list":["post-2648092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advertising-strategy","tag-campaigns","tag-darline-graham-nordone","tag-donald-trump","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26234025070803.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648092","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=2648092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648096,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648092\/revisions\/2648096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}