The architect of The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a primary campaign against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.
He announced his long-shot candidacy Monday in an interview with the Associated Press ahead of a formal launch planned for Wednesday. He joins a crowded field of primary challengers that also includes former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer and local businessman Mark Lynch.
Graham, seeking his fifth term in the Senate, previously received President Donald Trump’s endorsement but has butted heads with the president in recent months on the administration’s stance on abortion rights, investigations into Jan. 6 prosecutors and the more than 1,000 pardons for rioters convicted for their involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.