U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s public support is collapsing in South Carolina — driven by a wholesale revolt among the GOP electorate and a steady erosion of his support amongst independents.Graham is good on a lot of issues, but he's also one of those McCain Republicans who believe it's better to compromise your principles and come to an agreement with Democrats than refuse to go along with liberal schemes.
Already consistently loathed by a solid third of GOP voters, Graham’s recent leftward bent — including his co-authoring of a controversial “Cap & Tax” proposal supported by President Barack Obama and liberal Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) — has him locked in a “terminal free fall,” according one prominent Republican consultant.
“A chunk of the GOP has always detested him, but in the last month a damn has broken,” said the consultant, who was granted anonymity to discuss the impact of two recent polls that were conducted in South Carolina (one allegedly by Graham’s own advisors). “More Republicans now oppose Sen. Graham than support him. Independents are also deserting him in huge numbers.”
There's a lot of Republicans who would be happy to see Graham lose in the primary.
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We got rid of Senator Mike Dewine (RINO-OH) in Ohio. The only problem is that he was replaced by Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Elections have consequences, but I'd rather have a Dem than a RINO if that's the only choice. If you keep electing RINOs then the RNC thinks that the kind of candidate that the public wants. If the public votes the RINO out then maybe the RNC will take the hint someday and put up true conservative candidates.
I have liked Graham, but if he's going down the road of phoney science, adios. Looks like a lot of folks are needing private sector jobs to clear their heads.
Goober needs to be gone. He has been an embarassment since before amnesty and the gang of 14, but that's when he lost me. Good riddence.
Some probably have a problem with Graham because of his friendship with Lieberman.
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