Lin Wood, a lawyer who filed third-party lawsuits in support of former President Donald Trump’s election challenges, has announced his bid to lead the South Carolina Republican Party.
Wood said in a statement Sunday that he is seeking to oust current South Carolina GOP chairman Drew McKissick, who has been at the organization’s helm since 2017.
In his statement, Wood cited a dispute over control of a local Republican Party organization in Horry County.
“A compelling reason for my decision to run for Chair of the South Carolina Party is that it is time for the leadership of the Party to recognize and appreciate the amazing Patriots stepping up to get involved in the party—this is NOT the time to take actions to exclude them,” Wood said in the statement, in which he complained about moves by state Republican leadership to limit what he said were “MAGA Republicans” having a stronger voice in the county.
“The current Chair, Drew McKissick, brought in a 25-year old ‘state representative,’ appointed by the state executive director, removed the person in charge in the county, and took over,” Wood alleged.
“Counties run their counties. Interference by the state has no place in this county process,” Wood said.
McKissick, who Trump recently endorsed for re-election, did not immediately respond with a request for comment on Wood’s candidacy and his allegations.
“I detest shady back room deals as I support shining light on darkness,” Wood said in the statement. “I want to help my new neighbors in South Carolina return the Republican Party back to The People. The People have ALL the power—not the elite cabal of the old guard leadership.”
In an earlier statement, Wood said he had been approached by “several concerned South Carolina Republicans who are conservative Patriots” and who asked him if he “just talked the talk or would I walk the walk.”
“They want to take back their Republican Party. They want to return the power to the people—the members of the party. They have endured enough Rino Republicanism in the present leadership of the South Carolina GOP. They are demanding change,” Wood wrote, adding that they explicitly asked him to run for the leadership of the South Carolina GOP.
“I said YES,” Wood wrote.
This is an excerpt from The Epoch Time.
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