In Myrtle Beach on a Friday evening, a president without a ballot line asked his supporters to vote as though he were on one — a curious inversion of democratic participation, where the power of a name must be conjured rather than cast. Donald Trump rallied for Darline Graham, who seeks to carry forward both her late brother Lindsey's Senate seat and Trump's political movement in South Carolina. The moment raises an enduring question about political loyalty: whether devotion to a leader can be transferred to a cause, and whether enthusiasm follows a person or a principle.
Trump quips protester's mom voting for him at South Carolina Graham rally
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