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Trump Campaigns in Close South Carolina Senate Race

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Record Low Trump Approval

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21, 2026 to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham.
The race is unusually close, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Oct. 20 showing Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews tied.
Republican groups have spent $9.7 million since Oct. 1 on ads supporting Graham or attacking Andrews.
Trump’s approval rating fell to 31 percent, a record low, per the Reuters/Ipsos poll.

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Trump Waives Sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21, 2026 to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham.
The executive order signed by Trump waives most sanctions and tariffs on Russia, overturning a bipartisan law named after Senator Lindsey Graham.
Graham said she distrusts Putin and will force Russia to end war and lower prices.
South Carolina voters voiced dismay over costs and fallout from the U.S.–Israel war with Iran.

Blindspot

President Donald Trump issued an executive order waiving most sanctions and tariffs on Russia, overturning a bipartisan law named after Senator Lindsey Graham.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Record Low Trump Approval

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21, 2026 to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham.
The race is unusually close, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Oct. 20 showing Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews tied.
Republican groups have spent $9.7 million since Oct. 1 on ads supporting Graham or attacking Andrews.
Trump’s approval rating fell to 31 percent, a record low, per the Reuters/Ipsos poll.

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