POLITICAL DREAMS: Project 2025 architect announces run for Senate seat

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From Washington Examiner:

Paul Dans, the onetime director of Project 2025, will challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in 2026, adding his name to what could be a crowded Republican primary for Senate.

Dans, who worked for the Heritage Foundation after a stint in the first Trump administration, soft-launched his Senate campaign on Monday, interviewing with multiple news outlets to announce his candidacy. According to the Associated Press, he will attend a prayer breakfast on Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, followed by a kickoff event.

Dans, a newcomer to political campaigns, stepped down from the Heritage Foundation last year as the Trump campaign sought to distance itself from Project 2025, a blueprint to overhaul the federal government. Since then, President Donald Trump has adopted elements of the plan while ignoring other recommendations.


Graham, who’s running for his fifth term in the Senate, has been dodging primary challenges and building support from his party early in the 2026 election.

Dans has a lot of ground to make up in his long-shot bid for the seat. Graham has already locked down Trump’s endorsement, he has a big bank account, and he enjoys strong backing from power players in South Carolina.

The information listed is from WashingtonExaminer.

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