拉尔夫·诺曼众议员表示，他不会在大选前的最后一周为达琳·格雷厄姆参议员提供帮助
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德、亚历克斯·米勒 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：美国东部时间2026年10月27日下午1:26
福克斯新闻白宫资深记者杰奎·海因里希在《特别报道》节目中，带来了唐纳德·特朗普总统在南卡罗来纳州为共和党籍参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（R-S.C.）开展竞选活动的最新情况，以及国会控制权争夺日趋激烈的动态。
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随着共和党籍国会议员指控唐纳德·特朗普总统试图将自己选定的候选人强加给帕尔梅托州（南卡罗来纳州别称）选民，南卡罗来纳州参议院竞选正在引发日益加剧的党内分歧。
共和党籍南卡罗来纳州众议员拉尔夫·诺曼今年早些时候在共和党参议院提名决选中输给了达琳·格雷厄姆，他周二对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，自己不会在大选前的最后一周帮格雷厄姆站台。
“南卡罗来纳州的选民不会接受‘大家必须接受由特殊利益集团和共和党总统砸下数百万美元、传播关于达琳·格雷厄姆有资格未来六年担任联邦参议员的虚假言论’这种说辞，”诺曼用全大写字母通过短信向福克斯新闻数字频道表示。
他称这场大选“就是要强迫选民接受某一位候选人，无论结果如何，事情本不必如此，因为南卡罗来纳州的优秀民众理应得到‘更好的选择！’”
【特朗普背书助力已故林赛·格雷厄姆之女创下决选胜利】
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共和党籍南卡罗来纳州众议员拉尔夫·诺曼指控唐纳德·特朗普总统试图“强迫”南卡罗来纳州选民接受某名参议院候选人。诺曼在此次空缺席位的共和党初选中输给了共和党籍参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（埃里克·李/盖蒂图片社；比尔·克拉克/CQ-Roll Call公司供图，盖蒂图片社）
“选举关乎后果，”诺曼在短信末尾写道。
这番措辞尖锐的攻击，发生在距离选民决定国会控制权（即特朗普总统任期最后两年的国会控制权）仅剩一周之际。
格雷厄姆是被任命接替其兄长——已故共和党籍参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（R-S.C.）的人选，在她所属共和党占优的州参选，选情却比预期更为胶着。
【将决定参议院控制权的九场关键竞选及当前选情】
诺曼表示，无论谁请他帮忙，他都拒绝为格雷厄姆竞选站台或与其同台造势。他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，格雷厄姆的竞选经理曾让他的幕僚长邀请他同台造势，但遭到了诺曼的拒绝。
尽管如此，他仍面临着来自共和党众议院同僚的压力——据《政客》报道，共和党籍南卡罗来纳州众议员拉塞尔·弗莱本周对记者表示：“既然他长期以来一直高举保守派旗帜，就该站上竞选舞台。”和诺曼一样，弗莱此前也在此次空缺席位的共和党提名竞选中落败。
共和党全国委员会也在为格雷厄姆造势，声称共和党人正团结在她身后。
“归根结底，共和党人团结一致就是要击败安妮·安德鲁斯，”共和党全国委员会发言人艾玛·霍尔对福克斯新闻数字频道表示。“民主党人的社会主义在南卡罗来纳州没有立足之地，这也是特朗普总统支持达琳·格雷厄姆的原因。”
【南卡罗来纳州民主党参议院候选人声称将对抗本党，格雷厄姆则将其与“社会主义民主党人”绑定】
诺曼做出这一决定之前，经历了一场激烈而混乱的初选，他最终在8月输给了这名政治新手。
自那以后，特朗普重返帕尔梅托州为格雷厄姆造势，上周在南卡罗来纳州克莱姆森市举办了一场集会。而竞选预测机构已将此次竞选信号升级为更具竞争性的角逐，无党派的库克政治报告上周将该竞选的评级从“共和党大概率胜出”调整为“共和党倾向胜出”。
2026年8月21日，唐纳德·特朗普总统在南卡罗来纳州默特尔海滩的一场竞选集会上聆听共和党籍参议员达琳·格雷厄姆发言（温·麦克纳米/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普并非唯一为格雷厄姆竞选造势的人。与参议院多数党领袖、共和党籍参议员约翰·图恩（R-S.D.）联系紧密的政治行动委员会“参议院领导基金”，本月早些时候承诺在南卡罗来纳州投入500万美元用于广告宣传。
该州其他多位政坛重量级人物也已脱离格雷厄姆阵营。据报道，两位前南卡罗来纳州州长——共和党人大卫·比斯利和民主党人吉姆·霍奇斯，均在支持格雷厄姆的对手安妮·安德鲁斯。
【特朗普曾以两位数优势赢得这个可靠红州，如今胶着选情迫使他重返该州】
诺曼之子沃伦上周在《菲茨新闻》的一篇专栏文章中公开反对格雷厄姆。他写道自己“不会投票”给这名议员，并表示倾向于支持安德鲁斯。
“截至今日，我倾向于支持她。这将是我人生中第一次在党派选举中投票给民主党人，”他写道。
“我知道很多保守派人士会担心：难道投反对格雷厄姆的票就是支持自由派议程吗？我对此深思熟虑过。遗憾的是，本次选举中没有真正的保守派候选人可供选择。”
共和党籍南卡罗来纳州众议员拉塞尔·弗莱于2026年5月13日在华盛顿国会山俱乐部参加众议院共和党核心小组会议（比尔·克拉克/CQ-Roll Call公司供图，盖蒂图片社）
诺曼此前在《与凯莉·纳什的国家简报》节目中表示会投票给格雷厄姆，但他的家人不会。
周二寻求评论时，白宫引导福克斯新闻数字频道参考特朗普在南卡罗来纳州集会上的发言。
“你必须投票给达琳和共和党人，你会满意的，”特朗普说道。“我告诉你，多年后回首往事，你会说这真的是你做出的最明智的投票之一。这个人品质很高，她会很出色。”
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Trump accused of trying to ‘force’ Senate candidate on voters as GOP feud erupts
Rep Ralph Norman says he will not help Sen Darline Graham in the final week before Election Day
By Elizabeth Elkind , Alex Miller | Fox News
Published October 27, 2026 1:26pm EDT
Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has the latest on President Donald Trump’s campaign push in South Carolina for Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C. and the tightening battle for control of Congress on ‘Special Report.’
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A growing intraparty fracture is roiling the South Carolina Senate race as a Republican congressman is accusing President Donald Trump of trying to force his hand-picked candidate on Palmetto State voters.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who lost to Sen. Darline Graham, R.S.C., in a runoff for the Senate GOP nomination earlier this year, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he has no plans to help Graham in the final week before Election Day.
“The voters in S.C. are not buying the argument that everyone has to ‘settle’ for a candidate that has been propped up by special interest groups and a Republican president spending millions of dollars spreading false narratives about why Darlene [sic] Graham is qualified to be elected to the U.S. Senate for the next six years,” Norman told Fox News Digital via text message in all capital letters.
He said the general election “is about attempts to ‘force’ a candidate on the voters of S.C. and regardless of the outcome, it didn’t have to be this way as the great people living in South Carolina deserve ‘better!!’”
TRUMP ENDORSEMENT BOOSTS SISTER OF LATE LINDSEY GRAHAM TO HISTORIC RUNOFF VICTORY
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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., is accusing President Donald Trump of trying to “force” a Senate candidate on South Carolinians. Norman lost the GOP primary for the open Senate seat to Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C.(Eric Lee/Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“Elections have consequences,” Norman ended the message.
It’s a pointed attack at the leader of the Republican Party just a week before voters decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Trump’s presidency.
Graham, who was appointed to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.S.C., is running a closer-than-expected race in her Republican home state.
THE NINE KEY RACES THAT WILL DECIDE WHO CONTROLS THE SENATE, AND WHERE THEY STAND
Norman said he would refuse to campaign with or for Graham, no matter who asked him to help. He told Fox News Digital her campaign manager had asked his chief of staff if he would campaign with her, but that Norman refused.
That’s despite pressure from fellow House Republicans like Rep. Russell Fry, R.S.C., who told reporters this week, “As somebody who carried the conservative banner as long as he has, he should step into the arena,” according to Politico. Like Norman, Fry lost his own bid for the GOP nomination for the late senator’s seat.
National Republicans are making the case for Graham, too, arguing that the GOP is united behind her.
“At the end of the day, Republicans are unified on beating Annie Andrews,” Republican National Committee spokeswoman Emma Hall told Fox News Digital. “Democrats’ socialism has no place in South Carolina, and that’s why President Trump supports Darline Graham.”
SC DEM SENATE CANDIDATE CLAIMS SHE WILL STAND UP TO HER PARTY AS GRAHAM TIES HER TO ‘SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS’
Norman’s decision comes after a bitter, whirlwind primary where he ultimately lost to the political novice in August.
Since then, Trump has returned to the Palmetto State to support Graham, holding a rally in Clemson, S.C., last week as election forecasters have signaled a more competitive race. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted the contest from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican” last week.
President Donald Trump listens to Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., during a campaign rally on Aug. 21, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
And Trump isn’t the only one trying to boost her candidacy. The Senate Leadership Fund, a political action committee closely aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R.S.D., pledged $5 million in ad spending in South Carolina earlier this month.
Other big political names in the state are jumping ship from Graham, too. Two former South Carolina governors, Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges, are reportedly backing Graham’s opponent, Annie Andrews.
TRUMP WON THIS RELIABLY RED STATE BY DOUBLE DIGITS. NOW A DEADLOCKED RACE IS BRINGING HIM BACK
Norman’s son, Warren, bucked Graham in an op-ed for FITS News last week. He wrote that he would “not be voting” for the lawmaker and contended that he was leaning toward Andrews.
“As of today, I’m leaning her way. It will be the first time in my life I’ve voted for a Democrat in a partisan election,” he wrote.
“I know the concern many conservatives will have: isn’t a vote against Graham a vote for the liberal agenda? I’ve thought hard about that. Unfortunately, there is no true conservative to vote for in this election.”
Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on May 13, 2026.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Norman previously told “The Nashional Briefing with Kelly Nash” that he would vote for Graham, but his family would not.
When reached for comment on Tuesday, the White House pointed Fox News Digital to Trump’s comments at his South Carolina rally.
“You must vote for Darline and Republicans, and just — you’re going to be happy,” Trump said. “I tell you, you’re going to look back years from now. You’re going to say it was truly one of the greatest votes you ever made. High-quality person, and she’s going to be great.”
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Fox News Digital reached out for comment from Graham’s campaign.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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