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Pro-Trump Katie Arrington Launches Comeback Bid in South Carolina, Challenging Establishment Nancy Mace
Breitbart.com ^ | 2/8/22 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 02/08/2022 4:12:37 AM PST by cotton1706

Pro-Trump conservative Katie Arrington will on Tuesday formally launch a congressional bid in South Carolina’s first congressional district, she told Breitbart News exclusively on Monday evening. The race will pit Arrington against establishment GOP Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — a major proxy battle for the future of the party in South Carolina’s low country.

“The South Carolina low country needs to be represented by a true, pro-Trump conservative representative who’s going to stand up,” Arrington said in a phone interview. “The current congresswoman turned her back on the low country. She turned her back on President Trump, and she has not done what we asked her to go up there and do. She’s more about branding herself and becoming a media personality than actually representing the priorities of the district, so we’re going at it to represent the priorities.”

Arrington was previously the GOP nominee for this congressional district in the 2018 midterm elections. With Trump’s support in the primary, she defeated then-Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC), the former governor of South Carolina who came back in a congressional special election only to then turn on now-former President Donald Trump. Trump endorsed Arrington on election day in the primary in South Carolina, and the brash conservative woman handily defeated Sanford.

But, just a short time after vanquishing the Never Trump congressman in that year’s primary, Arrington was a passenger involved in a deadly car crash. The driver of the other car was killed, and Arrington was relegated to the hospital and eventually a wheelchair for much of the rest of the campaign. The incident pulled her off the trail for months and seemingly allowed now-former Democrat Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) to slip past her and take the South Carolina seat

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: assistantdemocrat; assistantdemocrats; donaldtrump; elections; ingridcenturion; istcdsouthcarolina; katiearrington; keithblandford; lynzpiperloomis; nancymace; nikkihaley; nikkimcrombush; southcarolina1stcd; thomasallen

1 posted on 02/08/2022 4:12:37 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Here’s an interesting article that came out today about her resignation at the Pentagon.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2022/02/dods-arrington-resigns-in-protest-after-pentagon-eliminated-her-position/

She appears to be a strong fighter. I wish her the best, and hope the 1st District voters are smart enough to elect her.


2 posted on 02/08/2022 5:56:07 AM PST by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ a)
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To: cotton1706

South Carolina only elects Bush League Republicans.


3 posted on 02/08/2022 6:15:38 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cotton1706

Hoping for Trump endorsement. Mace is a RINO.


4 posted on 02/08/2022 6:47:28 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (Lets Go Brandon.)
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To: BykrBayb

#ReplaceMace!


5 posted on 02/10/2022 9:13:49 PM PST by DMD13
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