Politics Added 15d ago · originally reported 18d ago 5 outlets

Trump-backed candidates win South Carolina Senate and Oklahoma gubernatorial primaries on August 26, 2026.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone won the South Carolina GOP Senate primary over Rep. Ralph Norman, and Mike Mazzei won the Oklahoma GOP gubernatorial runoff over Attorney General Gentner Drummond on August 26, 2026. Both candidates were endorsed by President Trump, who held a tele-rally for Mazzei and whose Super PAC spent nearly $828,000 supporting Graham Nordone. The wins followed a period of mixed endorsement results for Trump earlier in the 2026 primary season.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 22% of divergence this week. 5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

Washington Examiner

Trump-backed candidates triumph in latest endorsement power test

endorsement power validated · positive

CNN

The Odds: The Trump Endorsement

prediction-market analysis of endorsement power · neutral

How Washington Examiner and CNN compare across every story →

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The Hillfirst
Washington Post+34.6 h
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Washington Examiner+45.4 h
New York Times+50.6 h

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The split, in one line

Washington Examiner frames the wins as triumph for Trump's endorsement power; WaPo emphasizes Trump reverses a losing streak; NYT notes many picks are safe bets; The Hill highlights Trump boasting endorsements are stronger than ever.

How each outlet covered it