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GOP party fissures exposed in battle for S.C. Senate seat to replace Graham: 'I don't like hearing that'

Five GOP candidates clashed over the filibuster, the Iran war, and data centers in South Carolina's heated Senate debate to fill Lindsey Graham's seat.

Fox News Latest By Leo Briceno Aug 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Captured Aug 4, 2026, 10:24 AM

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The five GOP candidates that appeared in South Carolina’s U.S.

Senate debate on Monday evening touched on several key issues of national importance as they made their case to fill the seat of the late Sen.

Although candidates remained united on broad issues of party consensus, the debate exposed a fraying of opinion on topics like the war in Iran, U.S. government spending, the filibuster and datacenter expansion, highlighting the influence of even just one Senate seat.

Russel Fry, R-S.C., businessman Mark Lynch, and former South Carolina Gov.

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Mark Sanford, another candidate who formerly served as governor of South Carolina, also touched on a topic of controversy on Monday by alluding that Congress — not the president’s discretion — should set the direction for the war in Iran.

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Constitution — and whether lawmakers should pass legislation to restrict his abilities.

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Nordone, who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, announced she would vote to end the filibuster — a procedural hurdle that prevents the chamber from passing most legislation without 60 votes.

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