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Incumbent Sen. Darline Graham \u2014 the Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina whose visible political inexperience was literally center-stage during a primary debate in which she admitted to knowing nothing about America-Taiwan relations \u2014 is now a potentially weak nominee in a traditionally GOP state. Yet while Graham may lose in an upset to Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews, a conservative commentator said she is an ideal representative of President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party.<\/p>\n

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“I saw a hot take somewhere last week speculating that Graham\u2019s cringy Taiwan debate gaffe was actually a contrived four-dimensional-chess move to show Republican primary voters how relatable, authentic, and outsider-y she is,” wrote The Dispatch’s Nick Catoggio on Wednesday. “I\u2019m skeptical of that, but after watching Sean Hannity defend her by noting that most Americans can\u2019t find Taiwan on a map either, I wouldn\u2019t discount it completely. (One is reminded of the famous Roman Hruska quote about mediocrity.) The joy of being part of the GOP in 2026 is not needing to know anything about anything, as all policy decisions have been entrusted to the wisdom of the president.”<\/p>\n

He added, \u201c\u2018I love the poorly educated!\u2019 Trump famously declared on the campaign trail in 2016. No wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n

He concluded, \u201cTreating ignorance as not just a virtue but a qualification for elective office is the predictable endgame of populism. It feels appropriate that the unlikely Graham dynasty in South Carolina has ended up there, as the family\u2019s political trajectory perfectly mirrors the political trajectory of the broader conservative movement over the last 10 years. From harsh Trump skepticism circa 2016 to first grudging and then enthusiastic accommodation of Trumpism during the president\u2019s first term to \u2018I dunno, whatever Mr. Trump says\u2019 now: Whatever else you might think of them, Lindsey and Darline do fairly represent their Republican constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham\u2019s primary qualification has indeed been her absolute loyalty to Trump\u2019s agenda. Earlier in August she refused to denounce the president\u2019s ongoing lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018MS NOW\u2019s Mychael Schnell asked the appointed senator about this during a Monday press conference,\u2019 reported MS NOW’s Steve Benen on Monday. \u2018She apparently didn\u2019t want to talk about it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Benen continued that Schnell asked \u201cSenator, you just mentioned that you agree with your brother on everything except for one matter, that being illegal immigration, you\u2019d go farther than him on that. That being said, I\u2019m curious, do you agree with him about the 2020 election, that Joe Biden was certified the winner of that election, was lawfully elected, and that you would\u2019ve voted to certify the election, as your brother did?\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Benen, Graham told Schnell that \u201cI think our election system is broken,\u201d then said she will support Trump\u2019s voter suppression legislation. After that, she refused to answer further questions.<\/p>\n

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