{"id":1516729,"date":"2022-06-15T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T12:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516729"},"modified":"2022-06-15T08:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T12:34:50","slug":"south-carolina-gop-rep-tom-rice-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-loses-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-gop-rep-tom-rice-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-loses-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina GOP Rep. Tom Rice Who Voted to Impeach Trump Loses Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-carolina-gop-rep-tom-rice-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-loses-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Republican Rep. Tom Rice lost his solidly conservative South Carolina House seat Tuesday after nearly a decade in Congress, which included his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riots.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/south-carolina-provides-next-test-of-trumps-endorsement-power\">SOUTH CAROLINA PROVIDES NEXT TEST OF\u00a0TRUMP&#8217;S ENDORSEMENT POWER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Although Rice repeated his support for many Trump policies as he campaigned across South Carolina&#8217;s 7th Congressional District, from Myrtle Beach to the Pee Dee region, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/south-carolina-provides-next-test-of-trumps-endorsement-power\">he defended his decision to impeach Trump as &#8220;the principled stance.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My opinion is that our Constitution is too precious to risk,&#8221; <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/trump-impeachment-vote-plagues-south-carolina-house-republicans-reelection-bid\">he said during the district&#8217;s five-way Republican debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded by endorsing South Carolina state Rep. Russell Fry. Fry blasted Rice, not only for his impeachment vote, but he also made allegations of self-enrichment and slammed the incumbent for his Democratic outreach. In reaction, Rice, a former tax lawyer, focused his hefty war chest on Fry, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/pro-impeachment-south-carolina-republican-poised-for-primary-runoff\">ripping him as &#8220;a tax-and-spender.&#8221;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Fry on Tuesday secured more than 50% of the primary vote, avoiding a runoff with Rice on June 28.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/south-carolina-provides-next-test-of-trumps-endorsement-power\">Rice&#8217;s race has received national attention<\/a>, in part because of Trump&#8217;s rally in the district. But Rice himself invited out-of-state Republicans to stump with him, such as <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/paul-ryan-hails-rep-tom-rice-as-workhorse-compared-to-entertainer-lawmakers\">former House Speaker Paul Ryan<\/a> and ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, amplifying his Trump record.<\/p>\n<p>During Ryan&#8217;s visit, he and Rice sought to draw parallels between the South Carolina and Georgia Republican primaries, the latter in which Trump critics fended off challenges from Trump-endorsed opponents. Ryan and Rice also underscored Rice&#8217;s work on tax reform and poverty alleviation as a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s primary, Rice, on the campaign trail, looked south for political inspiration about how to dilute Trump&#8217;s influence among Republican voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gov. [Brian] Kemp has delivered for the voters of Georgia, and they repaid him. I think [Secretary of State Brad] Raffensperger delivered for the voters of Georgia, and they repaid him for that,&#8221; <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/paul-ryan-and-rep-tom-rice-argue-georgia-trump-test-case-in-south-carolina\">Rice told the <\/a><i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/paul-ryan-and-rep-tom-rice-argue-georgia-trump-test-case-in-south-carolina\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/i> at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;m hopeful that the people in this district feel the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. 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