Correct me if I’m wrong but I think what he is saying is that traditionally conservative South Carolina comes three weeks before the Florida primary. If a conservative (or Rubio) could pull out a big win in SC it could propel them to a victory in winner take all Florida over Bush. With Graham in the race, SC will probably go to him and Bush will cruise into Florida and get all of those delegates.
You’re right. Paradoxically the more RINO candidates there are the more likely a RINO will get the nod not because of mere mathematics but because one RINO will suck the votes from a true conservative in an early state, denying him much needed momentum. Momentum is what really drives these from state to state anyway, at least as far as any underdog is concerned. Then the (apparently preassigned) RINO drops out of the race, job done, and throws his support behind the real nominee all along.
Just watch, Graham will drop out after the SC primary: job DONE.
That’s why so many pay such attention to irrelevant states like NH and Iowa to begin with. NH especially is irrelevant in the general election but is crucial in a crowded field of primaries.
What really bothers me is that the Democrats never seem to suffer from this problem at least not in recent memory. It’s only the Republicans who can’t seem to settle on a candidate earlier. This is what really sticks us with RINO’s year after year. Our inability to weed them out.