Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump and U.S. Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) attend a campaign rally on August 21, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Getty)Donald Trump boasted on Truth Social that his political endorsements achieved a 97 percent success rate in congressional, Senate, and gubernatorial elections from 2018 to 2026. Trump said the few endorsed candidates who lost were supported out of loyalty despite facing nearly impossible paths to victory. Representative Ralph Norman questioned Trump's endorsement of Senator Darline Graham in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff. In Alabama, Trump's backing helped Representative Barry Moore defeat outsider candidate Jared Hudson in the GOP Senate primary. Meanwhile, Georgia State Representative Tim Fleming secured the Republican nomination for Secretary of State with Trump's backing over opponent Vernon Jones. In fullTrump boasts ‘there has never been anything close’ to his endorsement winning streakMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump boasts almost everyone he endorses wins — and explains away those who don’t
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump and U.S. Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) attend a campaign rally on August 21, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Getty)Donald Trump boasted on Truth Social that his political endorsements achieved a 97 percent success rate in congressional, Senate, and gubernatorial elections from 2018 to 2026. Trump said the few endorsed candidates who lost were supported out of loyalty despite facing nearly impossible paths to victory. Representative Ralph Norman questioned Trump's endorsement of Senator Darline Graham in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff. In Alabama, Trump's backing helped Representative Barry Moore defeat outsider candidate Jared Hudson in the GOP Senate primary. Meanwhile, Georgia State Representative Tim Fleming secured the Republican nomination for Secretary of State with Trump's backing over opponent Vernon Jones. In fullTrump boasts ‘there has never been anything close’ to his endorsement winning streakMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
