On the eve of a special Republican primary in South Carolina, former President Donald Trump lent his voice to Darline Graham's Senate campaign through a statewide tele-rally, a gesture that speaks to the enduring power of endorsement in shaping party identity. Graham, seeking to fill a vacant Senate seat, wove together threads of legislative accomplishment, military heritage, and political continuity — invoking the legacy of the late Senator Lindsey Graham even as she pressed her own claim to carry it forward. In the compressed drama of a primary campaign, the question before South Carolina Re