Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham to be a placeholder for the remainder of her brother's term that ends in January. Despite her Trump endorsement, Darline Graham, who's never held an elected office, trails House Rep. Ralph NormanAccording to an Emerson College poll of the crowded race, Graham is starting in second place. Until this summer, she was commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, and earlier held a communications role in the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department. The race is a test of Trump's endorsement power, and only 29% of those polled by Emerson say Trump's endorsement makes them more likely to support a given candidate. Reading the winds, Darline Graham has already made a point to say she wants to focus more on domestic issues like the cost of living.