Sen. Darline Graham advances to S.C. Senate runoff as polls close in six states
As South Carolina Republicans head to the polls, some voters are expressing concerns about Sen. Darline Graham’s level of experience. Graham had been tapped to finish her brother’s term, and Trump endorsed her to serve a full term.
Ronald Pace, a Republican voter who supports Trump, said he “can’t vote for someone who has never run a race.”
“You don’t want someone unknown, because the thing is, you don’t know where their beliefs are,” he said.
Rick McKenrick, another Trump supporter, said he thinks Graham was “a great pick to finish out Lindsey’s term,” but added, “with the lack of experience in government, I don’t think she’s a — she’s certainly not my pick for the to fill Lindsey’s seat.”
“She says she’s going to support Trump at every turn, which I’m a Trump supporter, but I don’t need a senator that blindly supports a party,” he said.
McKenrick is backing former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. If Graham wins the Republican nomination, McKenrick said he will stay home for the general election.
“I wouldn’t vote,” he told NBC.
Republican voter Bob Howell told NBC News that he did not vote for Darline Graham because he doesn’t know “what her past voting history is or what her issues are.”
“I understand that she’s lost a brother and lost someone very special to her, and I sympathize with that, but at the same time, I don’t think that it’s necessary just to give it to her,” he said.
Asked about Trump endorsing Graham, Howell said, “I like President Trump, but I don’t think that that’s necessarily what sways my vote.”
Instead, Howell said that he voted for Rep. Ralph Norman because he “represents the people here well.”
Credit: Source link
