Billionaire Donald Trump led the pack with 37.2 percent. "But I wasn't ready to be president at 44", Graham said, stressing the important of experience. While some say that Graham's endorsement helps align moderate Republicans against Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, other observers, including poltiical consultant Matthew Dowd, question the value of Graham's endorsement. But it's unclear how exactly the endorsement will play out in SC in terms of votes or enthusiasm.
Graham ended his presidential bid last month after failing to gain traction in the crowded Republican field vying to represent the party in the November election. Trump dismissed Graham's move on Twitter. This doesn't come as too big of a surprise.
The article noted, "Throughout the campaign, Mr. Bush had made a point of texting Senator Lindsey Graham of SC weekly, just to check in". In back-to-back foreign policy speeches this week, Clinton and Bush outlined blueprints for defeating the Islamic State, the extremist group blamed for last week’s attacks in Paris that killed 129 and left hundreds more wounded. "I believe he will", Sen.
The party establishment still hasn't united behind a single candidate, and by endorsing dead-end Jeb, Graham sent an unmistakable message that Rubio, his political promise notwithstanding, can't be trusted. Welcoming the support in a key GOP primary state, Bush called Graham a "patriot" who is committed to rebuilding the US military for the battle against radical Islam. "This is a big deal nationally". Lindsey Graham of SC. "I'll take all of his enemies because he's got a lot more friends". Bush, in recent days, had picked up over 20 of Graham's former backers.
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