Trump's new midterm pitch to voters: Pretend I'm on ballot

President Donald Trump tested a fresh message aimed at boosting turnout in a tense Republican primary in South Carolina: telling voters to “pretend” he’s on the ballot. Speaking at a rally Friday in Myrtle Beach, Trump said supporters stay home when he isn’t directly running, and asked them to come vote for his hand-picked candidate, Sen. Darline Graham. The primary features Graham in a runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman after Graham’s debate stumble earlier this week on Taiwan and national security. Graham, 62 and appointed to complete her late brother’s term, previously lost the special primary outright earlier this month. Trump defended her performance and framed her as aligned with his priorities, including the military.