2026-04-10T22:32:27.437Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：史蒂夫·孔托诺
1小时35分钟前发布
发布于 2026年4月10日，美国东部时间下午6:32
保罗·丹斯——饱受争议的保守派蓝图《2025项目》的核心架构师——已终止其今年夏季挑战南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的共和党初选竞选。
丹斯于周五——也就是该州6月初选选票撤销姓名的最后一天——在X平台上发文宣布退选决定。他同时背书家电商店老板马克·林奇，并重申了自己希望将格雷厄姆赶下台的意愿。
“我很自豪能背书@MarkLynchSC，并将竭尽所能助他当选美国参议员，”丹斯写道。“总统先生，我们南卡罗来纳州民众深爱您，但我们不信任‘格雷厄姆女士’能助您将美国放在首位，”他补充道，使用了自己此前多次用来指代这位资深参议员的贬损性绰号。
唐纳德·特朗普总统对丹斯退选表示庆贺，并再次强化了对好友格雷厄姆的支持。特朗普在Truth Social平台上发文称，丹斯的竞选之所以开始崩盘，源于保守派评论员塔克·卡尔森的背书——特朗普近日正因伊朗战争问题与卡尔森发生争执。
“当一个智商极低的家伙塔克·卡尔森背书保罗时，他的一切就开始土崩瓦解——这简直是死亡之吻！”特朗普写道。“林赛目前遥遥领先，即将取得一场辉煌胜利，因为他就是能‘办成事’！”
特朗普还在另一篇帖文中攻击林奇，指出林希曾支持肯塔基州联邦众议员托马斯·马西，而特朗普也与马西存在不和。
丹斯于去年7月宣布参选联邦参议员。他在竞选过程中背负了诸多不利包袱，包括与该州联系松散，以及其在传统基金会工作留下的持续争议影响。正是在传统基金会期间，他牵头制定了《2025项目》——这份由100多个保守派组织在2024年大选前联合推出的右翼执政蓝图，旨在为下一位共和党总统提供施政路线图，特朗普在其政治复出期间曾试图与该项目划清界限。在舆论反弹压力下，丹斯被忠于特朗普的传统基金会解雇。
尽管如此，丹斯仍认为存在击败格雷厄姆的机会。格雷厄姆将于7月年满71岁，此次正谋求其第五个参议院任期。格雷厄姆因坚定不移支持以色列以及公开表态支持特朗普对伊朗动武，在共和党内部引发了分歧。但在竞选阵营分裂的情况下，丹斯和其他共和党挑战者始终难以对格雷厄姆构成实质性威胁。
Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger
2026-04-10T22:32:27.437Z / CNN
By Steve Contorno
1 hr 35 min ago
PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2026, 6:32 PM ET
Paul Dans speaks during the Anderson County Republican Party’s Charlie Kirk tribute at the Civic Center of Anderson, South Carolina, on Monday, September 15, 2025.
Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network South Carolina/Imagn Images
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.
Dans announced his decision to drop out of the race Friday — the last day to remove his name from the state’s June ballot — in a post on X. He also endorsed Mark Lynch, an appliance store owner, reiterating his desire to see Graham ousted from office.
“I am proud to endorse @MarkLynchSC and will do everything in my power to get him elected to the U.S. Senate,” Dans wrote. “Mr. President we here in South Carolina love you, but we don’t trust Lady Graham to help you put America first,” he added, including a derogatory moniker he has repeatedly used for the veteran senator.
President Donald Trump celebrated Dans’ exit and doubled down on his support for Graham, a close friend. Writing on Truth Social, Trump suggested Dans’ campaign suffered from an endorsement by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, whom Trump has sparred with in recent days over the Iran war.
“It all started to fall apart for Paul when a very Low IQ individual named Tucker Carlson ENDORSED him — THE KISS OF DEATH!” Trump wrote. “Lindsey has a BIG lead, and is on his way to a spectacular VICTORY because he just, GETS THINGS DONE!”
Trump also attacked Lynch in a separate post noting his past support for Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, with whom the president is also feuding.
Dans launched his campaign for US Senate in July. He carried considerable baggage into the race, including loose connections to the state and the lingering fallout from his work for the Heritage Foundation. There, he spearheaded Project 2025, a right-wing roadmap for the next Republican president put together by more than 100 conservative organizations in the lead up to the 2024 election that Trump attempted to distance himself from during his political comeback. Amid the blowback, Dans was forced out of the Heritage Foundation, which remains loyal to Trump.
Still, Dans believed there was a lane to defeat Graham, who turns 71 in July and is seeking his fifth term in the Senate. Graham has divided some Republicans with his unflinching support for Israel and overtures backing Trump’s war with Iran. But Dans and other Republicans have struggled to make headway against Graham amid a divided field.
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