Morning Digest: Trump’s picks come out on top in tight GOP runoffs
Morning Digest: Trump’s picks come out on top in tight GOP runoffs Trump’s endorsement and heavy outside spending proves to be just enough in South Carolina and Oklahoma David Nir and Jeff Singer Aug 26 South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham. (Credit: Darline Graham Facebook) Leading Off SC-Sen, OK-Gov Both of Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates narrowly prevailed on Tuesday in their respective Republican primary runoffs. Appointed Sen. Darline Graham held off Rep. Ralph Norman 52-48 in the contest to replace the late Lindsey Graham, the incumbent’s brother and immediate predecessor, as the GOP nominee in South Carolina. Graham, who scored a lower percentage of the vote than her sibling’s underwhelming 57% share in June , will be the favorite against pediatrician Annie Andrews, who won the Democratic primary two months ago. Meanwhile Mike Mazzei , a former Oklahoma state senator, won the party’s nod for his state’s open governorship by an even tighter 50.3 to 49.7 spread against ...