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Lindsey Graham quits GOP race. Greek chorus exits?
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | December 21, 2015 | Peter Grier

Posted on 12/21/2015 1:11:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Lindsey Graham appeared to become resigned to, even revel in, being the race’s meta-commentator, warning against the dangers of Trump and Cruz.

Sen. Lindsey Graham has pulled the plug on his struggling presidential bid. In a video posted on his website Monday, he announced that he’s suspending operations immediately.

“You have honored me with your support. I believe we have run a campaign we can be proud of,” Senator Graham said....

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: cruz; graham; tedcruz; trump
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To: Georgia Girl 2

with only 13 candidates, FNC has no reason to skip the kiddie table debate.

if you include the moderators as additional attack dogs, it will be 16 against Trump.


21 posted on 12/21/2015 2:41:08 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: SandRat
All of his supporters and funds should go to Sen. Cruz.

Both of them?

22 posted on 12/21/2015 3:15:44 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Was Graham running? Who knew?


23 posted on 12/21/2015 3:16:08 PM PST by karnage
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; NFHale; ...

We all knew this day would come soon. I look forward to seeing him leave the Senate.


24 posted on 12/21/2015 4:42:05 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gaits)
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To: 5thGenTexan

Ugh.


25 posted on 12/21/2015 4:52:25 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I believe he was planning to stay through the SC primary to help Jeb split the voters, but he had to get out now because the strategy wasn’t working and Linda was becoming a joke even in his home state.


26 posted on 12/21/2015 5:33:33 PM PST by Defiant (RINOs are leaders of a party without voters. Trump/Cruz are leaders of voters without a party.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who?


27 posted on 12/21/2015 10:02:51 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican
I look forward to seeing him leave the Senate.

THAT day will not come soon as he's fresh reelected. And he won't go voluntarily. We need a viable candidate to beat him in the primary in 2020.

28 posted on 12/21/2015 10:03:54 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: karnage

“Was Graham running? Who knew?”

Lindy only got his blast of celestial trumpets when he WITHDREW : )


29 posted on 12/22/2015 7:39:25 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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