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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2026 · 8 MIN

Charlie James debates listeners on Darline Graham, voting, and the SAVE Act.

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Host Charlie James responds to online feedback regarding his coverage of Senator Darline Graham, challenging supporters to explain their rationale for voting for her without relying on Donald Trump's endorsement. He takes calls from listeners, addressing confusion around primary voting rules and timing, while callers express skepticism over Graham's decision to temporarily suspend campaign events. James argues that candidates seeking statewide office owe voters transparency on their policy stances, particularly on major federal legislation like the SAVE America Act. He concludes by proposing a political strategy where the SAVE America Act is renamed in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham to force Senate members to record their positions on election integrity legislation.

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Charlie James: All right, welcome back to the program. Um, now wait a minute, hold on. I thought... First of all, let me address Dave over there on, uh, let's see... Let's see. "Charlie, here we go. Only WORD will broadcast rumors if it's not one of their fav-..." What rumors have I broadcasted? So Dave, the only question that I've asked you is this, and I'll—I'll rephrase it for you, pally, so you can, you know, make it a little easier for you: Tell me, without mentioning Donald Trump, tell me why I should vote for Darline Graham. Just tell me, that's all I want to know. Maybe... maybe you like her hairstyle. Maybe you like her necklace, or you—you love her fashion sense. I don't... any of those would be great, other than what you've given me right now over, you know, and don't be a little—little weenie troll over on Facebook. Why don't you pick up the phone and call? Let's have a conversation. Tell me why I should vote for Darline Graham. That's all I want to know. Because you see, Darline Graham said she was suspending her campaign until Thursday. Well, I just saw an ad for Darline Graham on television. How is that suspending your campaign? So, just tell me, Dave, instead of being a little trolly little dude over on—on—on the website, just let me know. Be a grown man. Be a grown man, pick up the phone, tell everybody in this audience why they should vote for Darline Graham. Just let us know. WYRD Talk Line, if you want to call: 800-905-0989. That's also the Common Sense Retirement Planning text line. "Oh, you only like your favorites and..." But again, tell me! Change my mind, Dave. Change my mind. Let me be all in. And no, I don't owe an apology to Darline Graham just because she's staying in Washington. Just because she's staying in Washington, or says she's staying in Washington until the SAVE America Act passes, that just means more days she's not going to be on the campaign trail. Is she going to participate in the debate that's coming up? Is she going to be doing any of the stumps with—with Attorney General Alan Wilson and Drew McKissick? Is that... are we going to see her anywhere? These are just quite simple questions that we would love to know. Again, WYRD Talk Line: 800-905-0989. That's also the Common Sense Retirement Planning text line. And we got somebody calling in right now. Is it Dave? I don't know if it is or not, I doubt it. Oh, it's Charlie in Duncan! How you doing, Charlie? Charlie (Caller): All right! Hey, happy to talk to you again. Charlie James: Yes, sir! You too. Charlie (Caller): I just got one... I just got one question. Charlie James: All right. Charlie (Caller): Um, if I... if I voted at the other primary, do I need to vote again this primary? Charlie James: Uh, yeah. Charlie (Caller): I get... I get confused with all y'all talking. I need to vote again, okay. Charlie James: You will need to vote again... All right, and I—hey, well, hold on, Charlie, I got some bad news for you. Not only do you have to vote again on the 11th, you're going to have to vote again on the 25th for the runoff. Charlie (Caller): Okay. Okay, that's fine. Charlie James: So yes, you are ready to go. So, let me just kind of explain: If you voted in the last primary, you're going to vote in this primary. If you are a Rep- ... If you're a Republican and you did not vote in the last primary, you can vote in this primary. If you are a Democrat and you did not vote in the last primary, you can also vote in this primary. So, there you go. Now, if you're a Democrat that did vote in the last primary, you cannot vote in this primary. Let's go to Darren in Simpsonville. Darren, welcome. Darren: Hey Charlie, how are you today? Charlie James: Good, good, good. What's up? Darren: Hey, uh... the guy that you were talking about, "don't be the troll on Facebook"... Charlie James: Yeah. Darren: ...and the Darline Graham Nardone, you know... I agree with you, there's more name recognition than Darline Nar ...

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