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Lin Wood’s wild accusations and conspiracy theories have upended the contest for South Carolina party chair.
Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood, a candidate for chair of the South Carolina Republican Party, holds up a flyer funded by his opponent, current Chair Drew McKissick, as he speaks to attendees of the Richland County GOP convention on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. | Meg Kinnard/AP Photo
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To get an idea of how deeply the myth of a stolen election has taken root within the GOP, one need only look to South Carolina.
In a key early voting state that plays an outsized role in presidential primaries, the contest to lead the state party presents a choice between an incumbent chair who qualifies his answer when asked if Joe Biden is a legitimately elected president and a challenger who insists Trump won in a landslide.