{"id":2649949,"date":"2026-08-26T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-democrat-launches-first-ad-after-graham-nordones-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:18:29","slug":"south-carolina-democrat-launches-first-ad-after-graham-nordones-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-democrat-launches-first-ad-after-graham-nordones-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina Democrat launches first ad after Graham Nordone&#8217;s victory"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsouth-carolina-democrat-launches-first-ad-after-graham-nordones-victory%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=2649949&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>Annie Andrews, a Democratic candidate for South Carolina Senate, released her first campaign ad focusing on her background as a pediatrician and her commitment to healthcare reform. She highlights her experience and emphasizes her goal to lower healthcare costs, oppose insurance company profiteering, and work with Republicans on tax cuts and safety measures. Andrews criticizes her Republican opponent, Darline Graham Nordone, for her perceived lack of national security knowledge and her six-year term proposal amidst wartime. Andrews also advocates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-state-abortion-laws-put-supreme-court-under-the-microscope\/\" title=\"New State Abortion Laws Put Supreme Court Under the Microscope\">expanding abortion rights<\/a>,ending tax breaks for the wealthy,and reducing political influence. Since launching her campaign in May 2025, she has aimed to distinguish herself from the late Senator Lindsey Graham and his successor, Graham Nordone, who has secured endorsements from President Trump and Senator Tim Scott. While Andrews positions her campaign as aligned with national Democratic trends, her opponent benefits from significant Republican backing and incumbency advantages.  <\/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 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"524\">South Carolina<\/a> Senate Democratic candidate Annie Andrews released <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/2089861678074663350?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/2089861678074663350?s=20\">her first ad<\/a> of the general election on Wednesday after 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) secured the GOP nomination in the special primary runoff Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Nordone emerged victorious in the runoff election against 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), securing \u00a052.3% of the vote compared with Norman\u2019s 47.7% in the race to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.<\/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\/4701042\/annie-andrews-ad-darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina Democrat launches first ad after Graham Nordone\u2019s runoff victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701039\/byron-york-blasts-abdul-el-sayed-interview\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Byron York blasts el Sayed interview on Fox: \u2018You need to be smart enough to handle them\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700896\/david-scott-daughter-loses-georgia-special-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>David Scott\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >daughter loses special election<\/a> to fill his vacant seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the race set between the two women, both looking to be the Palmetto State\u2019s first female senator, Andrews\u2019s new ad leans into her career experience as a pediatrician.<\/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\">\u201cWhen I put on this coat, I carry the weight of every patient\u2019s trust,\u201d Andrews said in the 30-second video. \u201cWe should expect the same from our leaders. I\u2019m Dr. Annie Andrews. I\u2019m a mom to three kids and a pediatrician. I\u2019m running for Senate to lower healthcare costs. Go after insurance companies ripping us off, and I\u2019ll work with Republicans to cut taxes and keep your family safe. I approve this message because my life\u2019s work has been about helping people. You deserve a senator who does the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrews launched her Senate campaign in May 2025, focusing on Lindsey Graham\u2019s closeness with the Trump administration. Since Graham\u2019s death and Graham Nordone\u2019s appointment to the office, Andrews has sought to paint the new nominee as inexperienced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democrat jumped on a clip of Graham Nordone from a debate with Norman in which the senator said she was \u201cnot that informed\u201d on national security.<\/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\">\u201cDarline Graham Nordone is asking for six years as South Carolina\u2019s senator \u2014 during wartime \u2014 yet has the gall to tell voters \u2018national security isn\u2019t my thing,&#8217;\u201d Andrews said of Graham\u2019s response. \u201cSouth Carolina deserves better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the campaign trail, Andrews has focused on affordability, dialing in on lowering healthcare costs. She has also included expanding abortion rights, ending tax breaks for the wealthy, and taking money out of politics. Her campaign website still frames her policies as opposition to Graham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\"><strong>TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">While Andrews has branded her campaign in line with other Democratic hopefuls across the country who have seen success, Graham Nordone heads into the general election armed with endorsements from President Donald Trump and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), along with several other South Carolina bigwigs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Nordone has positioned herself as a champion of Trump\u2019s policies, ready to back the president on all fronts and continue her brother\u2019s legacy.<\/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>Annie Andrews launches first ad after Graham Nordone&#8217;s GOP win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2649950,"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\/image-collage-m5e4bfzg4-1787762109158-e1787762340856.jpg?1787749699&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35946,4912,82872,37875,41960],"class_list":["post-2649949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-ad","tag-democrat","tag-graham-nordone","tag-political-race","tag-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-m5e4bfzg4-1787762109158-e1787762340856.jpg?1787749699&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649949","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=2649949"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649953,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649949\/revisions\/2649953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}