Posted on 03/23/2014 7:44:55 AM PDT by cotton1706
Once a top target of conservative groups, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has used his full-throated criticism of President Obama on foreign policy to tamp down the threat of a serious primary challenge.
From his perch on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Graham has attacked Obama on everything from Benghazi to Syria to defense cuts to Israel, shoring up his conservative bona fides and helping to quash a potential Tea Party challenge -- he faces a handful of nominal primary opponents, none of whom who have much of a chance.
Even though he's likely safe in his June primary even if he's forced into a runoff, the heightened tensions with Russia have given him a yet another opening to hit President Obama.
The South Carolina senator is a staple on the Sunday morning show circuit, ripping Obama and has a new campaign commercial out criticizing his foreign policy. He and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) co-authored an op-ed on CNN saying Obama’s “scream loudly and carry no stick” foreign policy had failed to deter Russia.
“It's no wonder Putin has concluded that he's unlikely to face serious consequences for his imperial adventure. The U.S. did nothing when he invaded Georgia in 2008. More recently, we did nothing after the Syrian regime violated the "red line" Obama had established regarding the use of chemical weapons there,” they wrote.
He also released a new ad earlier this week touting his opposition to Obama on foreign policy.
“He stands up for America and our troops, challenging the president, asking the tough questions on Iran, Benghazi and radical Islam,” the ad’s narrator says. “In a dangerous world where the only guarantee of peace is strength, Lindsey Graham stands strong.”
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They'll do the same with Graham. He thinks he's brilliant, and the media appease him to protect him so they keep their liberal vote in the senate. They just LOVE having a senate from SOUTH CAROLINA vote with the democrats all the time.
If he wins it will prove to me beyond a doubt that it’s all rigged and my vote does not count. I’m 99% there already.
Please, South Carolina, for the love of God ...
No.
Graham, like McCain, are reprehensible. Most of the time they embrace much of the philosophy of the internationalist left; but when they think even their Republican liberal base is getting fed up with them, they make the bizarre jump to *what they think* is extremist right wing behavior.
That is, calling for America to be a police state, throwing huge chunks of money at the Pentagon with no real purpose in mind, and generally being belligerent.
But it is blatantly all an act, which shows their utter contempt for their constituents.
The truth is that they regard themselves as federal free agents, employed by the federal government and indifferent to their home state, except for once each six years when they want to buy their reelection by destroying their political rivals.
Or that there are a lot of low-information voters on our side.
So who among his challengers is worth supporting?
If Obama saves his sorry ass through a inept foreign policy then there is no way Graham can avoid paying him back.
Considering Lindsay Graham is the alternative? All of them.
Sad but true. We indeed have our own large share of low info nitwits.
FWIW, in talking about linda with folks here in South Carolina, very few mention anything about foreign policy. They are MUCH more concerned about jobs, jobs, jobs and getting the government to quit spying, tracking and lying to us.
Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."
Want on or off this ping list?
Just FReepmail me.
h/t to martin_fierro for the graphic
Foreign policy is none of Linda’s and McJuan’s business.
How is that? Lots of awful politicians win again and again, some of them Democrats in "red" states - how does that prove to you beyond a doubt that "it's all rigged"?
Conservative activism to replace Graham is tiny compared to the overall general public - it's even small compared to the overall population of South Carolina Republican primary voters.
Removing an entrenched Senator is very difficult. You need to have a really good candidate (meaning a good politician) for the base to rally behind. Add to that the memory of replacing Lugar with Murdoch and then handing the seat to the Democrats is going to sap a lot of energy for taking that risk again.
South Carolina is a pretty red state, so replacing Graham with a GOOD conservative who can actually win is ideal here. Does such a candidate exist? I mean, a skilled candidate that could not only beat Lindsey in a primary but then go on to hold the seat without gaffing on questions about rape, etc.?
So he’s against Obama’s foreign policy but all for opening up the borders to allow foreign invaders on our soil to bankrupt the nation. FULG
This little nugget was buried in the middle of the pimp article for linda grammy.
Just three weeks ago, linda was UNDER 50% in a poll of registered voters, not likely voters, registered voters.
If any candidate fails to reach 50% in the primary in SC then there is a top two run-off.
When that happens, Lee Bright will kick her ass.
Also, get behind Greg Brannon in NC, Matt Bevin in KY, Tom Cotton in IA, Dave Brat (against cantor in VA), and Eric Gurr (against boner in OH).
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