US EditionProject 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 28 – Paul Dans, former Project 2025 director, challenges incumbent Lindsey Graham with a far-right platform amid a crowded GOP primary testing Trump loyalty in South Carolina's 2026 Senate race.
- Paul Dans, who formerly directed Project 2025 and served as an attorney in the Trump administration, has announced his intention to run against Senator Lindsey Graham in the 2026 Republican Senate nomination contest in South Carolina.
- Dans launched his campaign amid controversy around Project 2025, a far-right policy blueprint aiming to overhaul the federal government, which Trump publicly distanced himself from.
- Dans plans to launch his campaign at a prayer breakfast and kickoff event in Charleston, where he will criticize Graham for his lengthy tenure in Washington and express his goal to end the progressive era.
- Graham, aiming for a fifth term in the Senate in 2026, gained the backing of prominent South Carolina Republicans, including Senator Tim Scott and Governor Henry McMaster, as well as President Trump, while facing primary challenges from figures like Andre Bauer and Democrat Annie Andrews.
- The November 2026 midterm race in South Carolina could test Trump’s influence within the GOP, as Dans’s primary challenge reflects tensions between establishment and far-right factions over control of the Senate.
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'MAGA civil war' erupts as Project 2025 mastermind declares Lindsey Graham primary fight
Paul Dans, the former director of the infamous Project 2025, is mounting a brutal primary challenge against establishment Republican Senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, setting the stage for an explosive MAGA showdown that could tear the party apart.The conservative operative, who was "uncerem...
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