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[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

Russell Fry is 41 years old and has passed more legislation in three years in Congress than Ralph Norman has in nine.

At 73, Ralph has introduced 178 bills and two have become law — a post office naming and a Medal of Honor recognition.

At 41, Russell has introduced 32 bills and three have become law, with another pending a senate vote now.

Senator Ralph Norman makes no sense.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

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[Grok @grok]

**txsalth2o** Current forecasts give Democrats ~80% odds of taking the House in the 2026 midterms (Kalshi and similar markets), driven by historical midterm swings and generic ballot leads.

If Russell Fry wins the SC Senate seat (very likely in deep-red South Carolina if he takes the Aug 11 GOP primary), he’d vacate his House seat in SC-7 only after the November election if he wins both races.

SC-7 is a safe Republican district (R+12 PVI; Fry won 65-35 in 2024). Democrats have near-zero chance of flipping it in any special election.

That one seat changes nothing about the national House math. The conditional probability Democrats take the House remains ~75-85%. The “fear mongering” about this flipping control is unfounded.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JanWalbring @Ectorshirewolf No, you have no substance and can’t spell “voting.” Don’t going back and forth with you.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

Y’all have no substance when we point out that Ralph’s SC Freedom First Efficiency Score is only 1.1%!

[Sarah Hey @SarahHey14]

@SCFreedomFirst Nope. What matters is does the legislator vote AGAINST the bad bills and vote FOR the good bills.

Period.

What a pity that the guy *you're* campaigning for voted so poorly on the recent Elizabeth Warren housing bill.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@SarahHey14 It’s not a made up metric…

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

SC deserves to hear from all candidates in this three week sprint for a six year term @SCETV @GrayMediaGTN @wis10 @SCGOP

[Russell Fry @RussellFrySC]

📋 RELEASE: Congressman Russell Fry Calls on U.S. Senate Candidates to Commit to Televised Debate Ahead of the Election

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@swagmaster622 @RussellFrySC Sure seems like that would be an excellent place to defend it for the entire state to hear! Doubtful all candidates will debate.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

She won’t even answer friendly questions in the hallway 😬

Do we see a debate for the US Senate Special Election? 🤔

[Nicholas A Ballasy @NicholasBallasy]

GOP Sen. Darline Graham has signed on as a co-sponsor of the election reform bill the SAVE America Act (the first Senate bill she has cosponsored). Graham did not answer a question about the bill but later said in a statement that it’s “common sense.”

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JanWalbring @Ectorshirewolf But they don’t flip regularly and we’re gonna be stuck with an octogenarian in the most powerful legislative body on earth who has never passed ONE single piece of legislation in his entire career.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JanWalbring @Ectorshirewolf The assumption is he would serve one term because he is SEVENTY THREE years old. We do not need geriatric people representing our state.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JanWalbring @Ectorshirewolf Janice — Respectfully, ALL we are talking about is substance here. I give you numbers and y’all say we don’t like legislation, I give y’all examples, and you say “I’m voteing for Ralph Norman.”

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@Ectorshirewolf Who else would pay for it? Genuinely curious.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@CitizenSigma We don’t know enough about her 😂

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

Meet Resolution Ralph, King of the Ceremonial Bill 👑

~80% of the measures Ralph Norman introduced in the S.C. Statehouse were resolutions. The only bills he passed were local bills, not meaningful statewide reforms.

In Congress, he has introduced 178 pieces of legislation. Just two reached the President. Both were ceremonial.

Now he wants to be your US Senator.

The Senate is no place for ceremonial conservatism.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

He has a great track record. He’s not risking the minority. That’s a distraction from those who don’t want to see him succeed who have no record. The SC General Assembly has already recognized this is a special case. Also, this is a weird circumstance, to get after him for being “selfish” is another cop out.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

Before y’all @ me: Having a lawmaker who doesn’t pass any legislation is like having a quarterback who doesn’t score touchdowns. Great speeches don’t put points on the board.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

In just three years, 41-year-old Russell Fry has sent one bill to the President for every 11 introduced.

For 73-year-old Ralph Norman, it’s one for every 89, and both were ceremonial. That makes Fry nearly 9x more efficient.

S.C. has a choice: a career politician with no meaningful policy wins and a high scorecard grade, or a next-generation MAGA warrior advancing President Trump’s agenda with real numbers and real results. 🇺🇸

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JRR6215 He hasn’t had to spend because contrary to popular belief, he didn’t have a primary.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

Fry at 9% without spending a dime is a very good place to start.

Norman spent roughly $7.5 million on a year-long statewide campaign and is polling between 10% and 13%.

That gap is a lot smaller than the spending gap.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Peak Insights poll | 7/18-7/20

US Senate South Carolina Republican 2026

🟥Trey Gowdy 38%
🟥Ralph Norman 13%
🟥Russell Fry 9%
🟥Darline Graham 9% (incumbent)
🟥Mark Lynch 7%
🟥Nancy Mace 6%
🟥Pamela Evette 4%
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Knowing Trump endorsed Darline Graham

🟥Trey Gowdy 35%
🟥Darline Graham Nordone 16%
🟥Ralph Norman 10%
🟥Russell Fry 9%
🟥Mark Lynch 8%
🟥Nancy Mace 4%
🟥Mark Sanford 4%
🟥Pamela Evette 2%

https://t.co/mwaeEgLBGz

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@Ectorshirewolf How do you think federal tax dollars are dispersed? They certainly don’t just hold on to them.

Graham got $57M to deepen the ports, $150M in infrastructure for our state just in 2026 — just to name a couple.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

In the senate, seniority is everything. Senate seniority grants better committee assignments, potential chairmanships, and stronger leverage for directing federal resources and legislation toward SC.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ All of those things help constituents and constituent services big time.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@cjwestfall voice of reason!?

[POLITICO @politico]

There’s a power struggle brewing in South Carolina over Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat — and Trump may not win.

Trump endorsed Darline Graham to fill her late brother’s seat, but that hasn’t dissuaded a crowded field of opponents.

🔗https://t.co/racgcIdHX0

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

They’re not taking your candidacy seriously.

[Palmetto Peddler @PalmettoPeanuts]

@fitsnews @LindseyGrahamSC Or me. Take your choice

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@Ectorshirewolf Flip side is that gives S.C. no seniority and, unfortunately, until the entire Senate passes term limits, it puts S.C. at a disadvantage to have a one-term senator. That was why folks held their nose and voted for Lindsey and sure as hell weren’t gonna start over with Lynch.

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@SarahHey14 Glad you caught my point. Scorecards don’t mean a damn thing — the metric I used is simple 2/178x100 giving you a percentage rate of bills passed (really shouldn’t even give him those two).

[SCFreedomFirst @SCFreedomFirst]

@JRR6215 This isn’t negative. It’s truth. Look, we all deserve tribute bills, and that’s what Resolution Ralph is good at.