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Write-In Ralph: South Carolina Republicans challenge Trump’s Senate pick

Ralph Norman lost the Republican runoff to Darline Graham by five points, yet an online push urges voters to write him in on November third; he says he'll vote Graham.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA write-in campaign in South Carolina tonight, where one conservative group is urging Republicans to put Ralph Norman's name on the ballot instead of Trump's pick, Senator Darline Graham.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNorman lost the runoff by five points, says he'll vote for Graham, and hasn't campaigned for her.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA Citadel survey has his write-in at two percent statewide.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGas prices are racing toward a record just as voters head to the polls, the Financial Times reports.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe average under Trump has been three dollars and forty-seven cents a gallon, according to AAA, after he pledged to get it below two.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDiesel hit six dollars and fifty-three cents last month. Your commute has a campaign slogan now, and it's a number on a pump.

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