Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to announce 2016 presidential decision June 1

Washington Post ^ | 05/18/2015 | Sean Sullivan

[GIdget2004]

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who in recent months has moved closer to running for president, announced Monday on CBS "This Morning" that he will announce if he will make a White House bid on June 1 from South Carolina.

Graham formed an exploratory committee, Security Through Strength, in January and has been staffing it as he prepares for what looks increasingly like it will become a full-fledged run for president. Graham told South Carolina state lawmakers last week that he's "99.9 percent sure" he's going to run.

[so_real]

I think he should run. It'll be good for him to see on a national stage just how unconservative and unpopular his track record truly is. You can't change until you look in the mirror and see what kind of idiot you are.

[Dr. Sivana]

BIG waste of time on his part. Who in their right mind would vote for him, certainly no one I know.

You are making the assumprion that he is running to get the nomination. He may be trying to position himself for the future, audition for VP or cabinet, or quite possibly help shape the very important South Carolina primary on behalf of another candidate.

It wasn't that long ago (1976) that favorite sons would run in their home state, not to get the nomination, but to control the delegation.

[TexasFreeper2009]

My cat has a better chance than this prick.

[RedHeeler]

Run, Lindsey, Run. You are a quick runny bunny......

[DiogenesLamp]

Nobody gives a sh*t what Princess Lindsey decides to do. He is another one who would improve the world by going away and shutting up.

[John 3_19-21]

Limpsey is getting into the fray simply to keep any true
conservative from gaining too much momentum from winning the
early bellwether South Carolina primary.

[CitizenUSA]

I’d be 100% in favor of Senator Graham for president IF he resigns his senate seat first (the man has ZERO chance of winning the presidency of course).

[McBuff]

Can't wait

[moovova]

“...about cousins marrying in South Carolina.”

Lindsey should be careful about shaking his own family’s tree.

[Vigilanteman]

Doesn't South Carolina hold GOP and Democrat primaries on different days? He may be more popular among Democrats that Hillary Clinton.

South Carolina is a big deal for the GOP. For the Democrats, not so much. I think Lindsey Girl's real motivation is to complicate the nomination path for an actual conservative.

[Din Maker]

Who would vote for him? Well, he defeated 9 opponents in his last Primary without a run-off. He will probably carry South Carolina; and, that is a waste of the State Ted Cruz would normally carry.

[Lady Heron]

South Carolina is a big deal for the GOP. For the Democrats, not so much. I think Lindsey Girl's real motivation is to complicate the nomination path for an actual conservative.

That might be their thoughts but he does not do it....overall he complicates the path of the rinos....which I am fine with. Usually we have one rino backed by the media running against a pack of conservatives and semi conservatives.....this time we have a couple of rinos and a couple of conservatives/semi conservatives. It is a free-for-all primary at this point. More rinos splitting the vote the better.

[CatherineofAragon]

I don’t have anything to say that’s even remotely acceptable or non-zottable.

God Almighty in Heaven, make it stop...keep us from these egomaniacal FOOLS.

[Nextrush]

I’m reminded to the election just concluded in the UK where the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron wanted six other people up on the platform with him to debate to help cover him and reduce the possibility of one of his opponents landing a blow on him.

These people are all getting in to cover Jeb Bush’s flank and prevent him from getting beat up by Ted Cruz in a small debate group. Rand Paul is someone Graham would want to beat up in a debate over foreign policy.

[DaveA37]

I rest on my first question. Why would anyone vote for him for ANYTHING, unless they were/are demodummies.

[Dr. Sivana]

I rest on my first question. Why would anyone vote for him for ANYTHING, unless they were/are demodummies.

A LOT of people don't know that he is no conservative. They just know him as the guy who beat the commie Dem in the last election. I guess you can call them dummies, but not necessarily demodummies. That is part of the reason they worship money so much: money is a tool to mislead people for them, not to educate.