HoneyBadger
08-02-2015, 16:05
http://rare.us/story/lindsey-graham-reveals-his-secret-weapon-to-fix-his-awful-poll-numbers/
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has not been doing well in the polls. The latest Real Clear Politics average of polls has him only getting the support of 0.2 percent of all Republicans (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html).
Don’t worry all you Lindsey Graham fans out there, he’s turning to his campaign’s ultimate weapon to turn his poll numbers around.
Senator John McCain.
Yes, Graham’s bringing in his good friend McCain to campaign for him in New Hampshire (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249203-mccain-to-campaign-for-graham-in-new-hampshire#.VbWo5lDmhys.facebook) next week.
Reports The Hill (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249203-mccain-to-campaign-for-graham-in-new-hampshire):
McCain has been an unabashed supporter of Graham, endorsing him early and often. During an unrelated press conference on annual defense policy bill earlier this year, McCain used a pause in questions to tell reporters, “Lindsey Graham for president. Be sure to put that in your articles.”
While the two have their policy differences, they’re also key allies in the Senate and closely line up on foreign policy.
The campaign stop comes after Graham defended McCain in the wake of Donald Trump, who is also running for president, questioning the Arizona Republican’s war record.
In a way, bringing in McCain to come stump for Graham in New Hampshire could be smart. McCain won the state in both 2000 and 2008 when he ran for president. Graham is also polling slightly better in that state, at 0.3% support (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nh/new_hampshire_republican_presidential_primary-3350.html), than he is nationally.
The two men also line up on many issues. Both men supported President Obama’s war in Libya, which has turned that country into a haven for ISIS (http://rare.us/story/isis-militants-kill-40-people-in-libya-in-what-many-are-calling-a-revenge-plot/). They also supported arming the Syrian rebels, who have ties to both al-Qaeda and ISIS (http://rare.us/story/surprise-isis-is-now-using-u-s-made-missiles-originally-supplied-to-syrian-rebels/).
And on Sunday, Graham and McCain both voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which many conservatives criticize as corporate welfare.
The full details of the McCain-Graham campaign swing next weekend have not been announced yet.
[ROFL1]
In all seriousness... WTF are there so many Republicans running for president? It seems pretty obvious from the very beginning that only about half of them have even a 2% chance... [Dunno]
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has not been doing well in the polls. The latest Real Clear Politics average of polls has him only getting the support of 0.2 percent of all Republicans (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html).
Don’t worry all you Lindsey Graham fans out there, he’s turning to his campaign’s ultimate weapon to turn his poll numbers around.
Senator John McCain.
Yes, Graham’s bringing in his good friend McCain to campaign for him in New Hampshire (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249203-mccain-to-campaign-for-graham-in-new-hampshire#.VbWo5lDmhys.facebook) next week.
Reports The Hill (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/249203-mccain-to-campaign-for-graham-in-new-hampshire):
McCain has been an unabashed supporter of Graham, endorsing him early and often. During an unrelated press conference on annual defense policy bill earlier this year, McCain used a pause in questions to tell reporters, “Lindsey Graham for president. Be sure to put that in your articles.”
While the two have their policy differences, they’re also key allies in the Senate and closely line up on foreign policy.
The campaign stop comes after Graham defended McCain in the wake of Donald Trump, who is also running for president, questioning the Arizona Republican’s war record.
In a way, bringing in McCain to come stump for Graham in New Hampshire could be smart. McCain won the state in both 2000 and 2008 when he ran for president. Graham is also polling slightly better in that state, at 0.3% support (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nh/new_hampshire_republican_presidential_primary-3350.html), than he is nationally.
The two men also line up on many issues. Both men supported President Obama’s war in Libya, which has turned that country into a haven for ISIS (http://rare.us/story/isis-militants-kill-40-people-in-libya-in-what-many-are-calling-a-revenge-plot/). They also supported arming the Syrian rebels, who have ties to both al-Qaeda and ISIS (http://rare.us/story/surprise-isis-is-now-using-u-s-made-missiles-originally-supplied-to-syrian-rebels/).
And on Sunday, Graham and McCain both voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which many conservatives criticize as corporate welfare.
The full details of the McCain-Graham campaign swing next weekend have not been announced yet.
[ROFL1]
In all seriousness... WTF are there so many Republicans running for president? It seems pretty obvious from the very beginning that only about half of them have even a 2% chance... [Dunno]