'It’s almost time,' Lee Bright posted on Facebook Tuesday. Third challenger to join Graham race

Another GOP primary challenger to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is making it official.

State Sen. Lee Bright has readied his campaign website and is inviting supporters to sign up for an alert when he posts his official announcement video. The campaign advertises a full website “coming soon.”


Bright posted the just-launched website on his Facebook page on Tuesday, saying, “It’s almost time.” He told The State that an official announcement was in the works for next week.

Graham drew his second official challenger, Citadel graduate Nancy Mace, last week. Businessman Richard Cash has also launched a campaign against Graham.

The Republican senator has been under fire from conservatives who paint him as too willing to compromise with Democrats on issues including taxes and immigration. Graham is currently on a trip to Egypt with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), with the go-ahead from the White House, in an effort to push democracy in the country that just underwent what the pair call a coup.

Graham brushed off the primary challenges during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, saying, “I will continue to be Lindsey Graham.”