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总统在初选前背书埃维特，随后在 runoff 选举前数日的最后时刻转而支持威尔逊
作者：保罗·施泰因豪泽 福克斯新闻
发布于 2026年6月23日 美国东部时间晚上7:30
在南卡罗来纳州共和党州长 runoff 选举前夕，参议员特德·克鲁兹称州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊是“能获胜的最强保守派”
得克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹与南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊在该州共和党州长 runoff 选举前夕接受福克斯新闻数字频道独家专访。
南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚——尽管未参与投票，但唐纳德·特朗普总统在南卡罗来纳州共和党州长 runoff 选举中仍是赢家。
据美联社周二报道，特朗普背书的候选人、州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊击败副州长帕梅拉·埃维特，赢得共和党州长提名，接替任期届满的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特。
但特朗普在此次南卡罗来纳州 runoff 选举中不可能失手，这场选举正成为检验特朗普对共和党巨大影响力以及其背书在共和党提名竞选中共识力的最新试金石。
原因在于特朗普同时背书了两位候选人。
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特朗普于上月末，也就是州长初选一周半前背书了埃维特。
埃维特在初选中以领先者身份脱颖而出，威尔逊位居第二。参选阵营还包括众议员南希·梅斯、拉尔夫·诺曼以及亿万富翁商人罗姆·雷迪。由于没有候选人获得多数选票，埃维特和威尔逊作为前两名晋级周二的 runoff 选举。
梅斯和诺曼在未能晋级 runoff 选举后转而背书威尔逊。而威尔逊在一周前也获得了得克萨斯州保守派强硬派参议员特德·克鲁兹的支持。
与此同时，特朗普在周五做出了最后时刻的背书，除此前背书埃维特外，又支持威尔逊，此举似乎是总统在为自己留后路。
梅斯在回应特朗普同时背书埃维特和威尔逊时，在社交媒体上写道“LMAO”，这是“笑到劈叉”（laughing my a– off）的常用缩写。
埃维特与威尔逊之间的 runoff 选举火药味十足，在上周的最后一场辩论中，两位候选人互相展开人身攻击，指责对方撒谎并歪曲记录。
威尔逊将自己担任总检察长的任期与他所称的埃维特作为副州长的 largely ceremonial 角色进行对比，并突出了自己作为退伍军人、检察官以及州最高执法官员的经历。
埃维特在2月获得麦克马斯特的支持，她将自己塑造为局外人和特朗普背书的女商人，同时将威尔逊描绘成职业政客。
埃维特将自己塑造为局外人和特朗普背书的女商人，同时将威尔逊描绘成职业政客。
“在候选人众多的初选阶段，总统就对我充满信心，我在6月9日为他赢得了初选，我将在6月23日再次为他赢得这场选举，”埃维特在 runoff 选举前夕告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“我一直对总统非常忠诚，无论他要求我去哪里为他助选、筹款，我都照做。”
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威尔逊在 runoff 选举前夕与克鲁兹一同竞选，在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时提及特朗普说道：“近十年来，我一直在为他的议程而斗争和辩护，总统几天前在背书中认可了这一点，这对我意义重大。”
比特朗普提前一周背书威尔逊的克鲁兹告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“我很高兴看到总统背书艾伦·威尔逊……如你所知，我的原则是支持能获胜的最强保守派，我认为在州长竞选中，艾伦·威尔逊就是这样的人选。”
南卡罗来纳州已有28年未选出民主党州长，威尔逊如今将被视为在大选中对阵民主党候选人、州众议员杰梅因·约翰逊的明显热门人选。
过去两个月，特朗普背书的威力在共和党初选中尽显无疑，他背书的候选人在印第安纳州、路易斯安那州、肯塔基州和德克萨斯州的对决中击败了特朗普 targeted 的现任官员，引发了全国广泛关注。
但三周前，特朗普在全州和国会共和党初选中的背书连胜被打破，当时他最后时刻为爱荷华州共和党众议员兰迪·芬斯特拉背书，试图帮助他接替即将退休的共和党州长金·雷诺兹，但未能助其三届议员任期的芬斯特拉获胜。
芬斯特拉以微弱劣势输给了扎克·拉恩，这位商人、农场主兼前政治战略家得到了与特朗普政府卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪领导的“让美国再次健康”运动（MAHA）以及由已故查理·柯克联合创立的强大保守组织“转折点美国”的支持。
两周前特朗普迎来反弹，埃维特在共和党州长初选中位居第一，长期特朗普盟友、南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆在共和党参议院初选中获得多数选票，无需进行 runoff 选举。
获得特朗普背书的格雷厄姆当时面临五名候选人的初选挑战，其中包括保守派商人马克·林奇，他因格雷厄姆支持伊朗战争而对其发起攻击。林奇得到了一些批评特朗普的MAGA领袖的支持。
上周，特朗普背书的候选人在佐治亚州和阿拉巴马州的三场顶级竞选中赢得两场，唯一的失利来自一位自掏腰包斥资超1亿美元推动竞选的亿万富翁商人。
在共和党占绝对优势的阿拉巴马州联邦参议员 runoff 选举中，获得总统背书的众议院自由团成员、长期特朗普支持者巴里·摩尔众议员轻松击败对手贾里德·哈德森。哈德森是前海军海豹突击队狙击手，得到了右翼一些知名人士的支持。
在关键摇摆州佐治亚州联邦参议员 runoff 选举中，特朗普上周末的最后时刻背书帮助MAGA支持者、众议员迈克·柯林斯击败了由受欢迎的保守派州长布莱恩·坎普背书的前大学橄榄球教练德里克·杜利。
柯林斯将在大选中对阵民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫，这场竞选是决定共和党能否在中期选举中保持参议院微弱多数席位的少数几场关键竞选之一。
琼斯一直以获得特朗普背书为卖点，但早在特朗普背书琼斯数月后的2月才宣布参选的杰克逊则反复表示，特朗普激励了他参选。
但在佐治亚州共和党州长 runoff 选举中，特朗普背书的候选人、副州长伯特·琼斯同时也获得了坎普上周末的背书，最终被以局外人身份参选的里克·杰克逊击败。
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一位要求匿名以便畅所欲言的特朗普政治幕僚在谈及特朗普背书的琼斯周二失利时指出：“里克·杰克逊创下了共和党全州初选的筹款纪录。他在比加州小得多的州里花费了汤姆·斯泰尔级别的资金。这确实产生了影响。”
这位幕僚还强调：“里克·杰克逊全力拥抱特朗普，他所有的广告和宣传材料都围绕着自己将成为特朗普最喜爱的州长展开。因此这场竞选实际上并非对特朗普的公投。”
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Trump endorsement streak gets unusual boost with South Carolina GOP governor nomination
2026-06-23T19:30:53-04:00 / Fox News
The president endorsed Evette before the primary and then backed Wilson in an 11th-hour move days before the runoff
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published June 23, 2026 7:30pm EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz, on the eve of the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial runoff, calls state AG Alan Wilson ‘the strongest conservative who can win’
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speak exclusively with Fox News Digital on the eve of the state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – He wasn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump was a winner in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial runoff.
The candidate Trump endorsed, state Attorney General Alan Wilson, defeated Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to capture the GOP nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
But there was no way Trump could lose in the South Carolina runoff, which was shaping up to be the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
That’s because Trump endorsed both candidates.
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Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.
Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to Tuesday’s runoff.
Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed a week ago by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
Trump, meanwhile, made an 11th-hour endorsement on Friday, backing Wilson in addition to his earlier endorsement of Evette, in what appeared to be a move by the president to hedge his bet.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, left, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, shakes hands with a voter on the eve of the state’s runoff elections, on June 22, 2026 in Sumter, S.C.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Mace, reacting to Trump’s endorsement of both Evette and Wilson, wrote on social media, “LMAO,” which is a common abbreviation for the phrase “laughing my a– off.”
The runoff between Evette and Wilson became combustible, and in last week’s final debate, both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.
Wilson worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.
Evette, who was backed by McMaster in February, showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
Evette showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
“The president had a lot of confidence in me when it was a crowded field, and I won it for him on June 9. I’m going to win it for him again on June 23,” Evette told Fox News Digital on the eve of the runoff. “I have always been very loyal to the president. I’ve traveled wherever he’s asked me to help stump for him, fundraise for him.”
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced his candidacy for governor on Monday, June 23, 2025, accompanied by his family.(Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Wilson, campaigning with Cruz on the eve of the runoff, pointed to Trump and said in a Fox News Digital interview, “I’ve been fighting and defending his agenda for the better part of a decade, and to have the president reflect that understanding in his endorsement a few days ago means so much to me.”
Cruz, who endorsed Wilson a week ahead of Trump’s backing, told Fox News Digital, “I was very glad to see the president endorsing Alan Wilson… My philosophy, as you know, is that I support the strongest conservative who can win, and I think in the governor’s race that’s Alan Wilson.”
It’s been 28 years since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina, and Wilson will now be considered the clear favorite in the general election against Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson, a state representative.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, left, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, campaigns with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, on June 22, 2026 in Sumter, South Carolina(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last-minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.(Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)
Trump rebounded two weeks ago, as Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.
Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.
Last week Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.
Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.
In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th-hour endorsement by Trump this past weekend helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.
Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Alpharetta, Ga., on June 14, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Jones regularly showcased his Trump endorsement, but Jackson, who launched his bid in February long after the president had endorsed Jones, repeatedly said that Trump had inspired him to run.
But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.
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A Trump political operative, pointing to Tuesday’s loss by Trump-backed Jones, noted that “Rick Jackson set a record for spending in a statewide Republican primary. He spent Tom Steyer level money in a state a fraction of the size of California. That’s going to have an impact.”
And the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, also emphasized that “Rick bearhugged Trump. All of his ads and material was about how he’s going to be Trump’s favorite governor. So the race was not really a referendum on Trump.”
Fox News’ Luke Trevisan contributed to this report.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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