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Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger
Dans said the field must unite behind Mark Lynch after raising about $630,000, far less than Graham’s $19 million.
- On Friday, conservative operative Paul Dans withdrew from the South Carolina Republican Senate primary, endorsing businessman Mark Lynch to challenge incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham.
- President Donald Trump celebrated the exit on Truth Social, reaffirming his support for Graham while attacking Lynch as a "lunatic" who would "be a DISASTER" for the party.
- Attributing the failure to conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, Trump claimed Dans' campaign collapsed because he received the "kiss of death" from Carlson's endorsement, whom Trump recently sparred with over Iran.
- Citing his desire to oust the senator, Dans declared "we cannot Make America Great Again until Lady Graham is taken out of office," while urging voters to support Lynch.
- Ahead of the June 9 primary, Senator Lindsey Graham remains the incumbent frontrunner seeking a fifth term, despite facing a crowded field of Republican and third-party challengers.
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NRSC Statement on Paul Dans Endorsing Mark Lynch
If you’re covering Paul Dans and Mark Lynch’s press conference this morning, please consider the following quote from the National Republican Senatorial Committee: “Lindsey Graham has delivered President Trump’s agenda in the U.S. Senate and always puts South Carolinians first, which is why Graham is the only candidate in this race with the President’s full backing,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia. Last week, President Trump reit…
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Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. He withdrew on Friday, the last day to remove his name from the ballot before the June 9 primary.
Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger
Paul Dans, the architect of the controversial conservative blueprint known as Project 2025, has ended his bid to challenge South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary this summer.
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