Darline Graham Is the Insider's Outsider
Perspective: South Carolina's race of two self-described outsiders requires no distance from power whatsoever.
Darline Graham, the newly appointed U.S. Senator from South Carolina, struggled during a Republican primary debate when asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea as national security issues for the United States. As her brother Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican security hawk, was known for his hawkish stance on foreign policy, Graham's lack of knowledge on the subject was met with boos from the Southern crowd.
Despite her lack of experience and knowledge in national security, Graham has been endorsed by President Donald Trump and received significant funding from MAGA Inc. However, her success is not without its critics, who argue that she is more of an insider than an outsider, given her close ties to the Trump administration and her family's political connections.
This has raised questions about the true meaning of being an "outsider" in politics, especially when both candidates in a two-person race are running as such.
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