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His absence will be felt in ways that cannot be measured by committee seats or vote counts. Graham was a bridge between the Republican base and the Trump-era GOP, a man who turned personal loyalty into political armor. As tributes pour in and South Carolina prepares for a new senator, one reality settles over Washington: the conversations, the backroom negotiations, the late-night calls to a president he defended fiercely — those are over. What remains is a legacy of restless service, a trail of battles fought, and a silence where a familiar, insistent voice once stood.