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Sen. Lindsey Graham on White House bid: 'I'm running'
Politico ^ | 05/18/2015 | By KATIE GLUECK

Posted on 05/18/2015 7:42:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that he will announce his decision about whether to run for president on June 1 in his hometown of Central, S.C., but left little doubt about his intentions by saying “I’m running.”

“I’m running because of what you see on television, I’m running because I think the world is falling apart, I’ve been more right than wrong on foreign policy,” he said on “CBS This Morning,” when asked if he was running because he was unimpressed with the rest of the field (and appearing to dispense with the pretense that he hasn’t decided whether to jump in). “It’s not the fault of others, or their lack of this or that that makes me want to run, it’s my ability in my own mind to be a good commander-in-chief and to make Washington work.”

Graham, who is one of the Senate’s leading national security hawks, would be a longshot in the crowded Republican presidential field but could be influential in pressuring the other contenders on foreign policy issues. In recent weeks, the chances of his running, according to Graham, have gone from 91 percent to “98.6 percent” to 99.9 percent. He has also staffed up his exploratory committee.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 114th; 2016; 2016election; 2016gopprimary; election2016; gop; graham; graham2016; gramnesty; lindseygraham; president; southcarolina
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To: SeekAndFind
Amazingly, the electorate announced they are running on the same day...


21 posted on 05/18/2015 7:59:00 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Linda, Linda, Linda.

It's very hard to run in high heels and panty hose.

Go give john a bad rub and a bl*wj*b and call it a day.

22 posted on 05/18/2015 7:59:43 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: SeekAndFind

23 posted on 05/18/2015 8:00:23 AM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: SeekAndFind

There must be money in just running ...


24 posted on 05/18/2015 8:00:45 AM PDT by Let's Roll (Before it can get any better it has to stop getting worse - vote 4 most conservative available)
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To: SeekAndFind

Prancing would be a more appropriate term.


25 posted on 05/18/2015 8:01:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: SeekAndFind

Good news. The more RINOs the better. We need Christie in the race, too. Together, the two of them may be able to siphon off 1-2% of Bush’s vote. It may make a difference.


26 posted on 05/18/2015 8:01:26 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: SeekAndFind

-— Mark Levin calls Lindsay Graham and John McCain same-sex Senators :) -—

“I’m not implying anything, with all due respect.”


27 posted on 05/18/2015 8:03:13 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: DCBryan1

I won’t vote for the man , but; is there any proof he is queer?


28 posted on 05/18/2015 8:03:42 AM PDT by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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To: Theoria

LOL! Great graphic!


29 posted on 05/18/2015 8:03:51 AM PDT by Rocky (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwell)
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To: SeekAndFind

Dear Lindsay,

Please. Do. Not. Do. This.

Sincerely,
Sane Americans


30 posted on 05/18/2015 8:05:14 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
RE: “I’m not implying anything, with all due respect.”


31 posted on 05/18/2015 8:05:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I wonder if McCain is still pissed about 2000 aqnd hates the Bushes might have something to do with this.


32 posted on 05/18/2015 8:06:16 AM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: Lumper20
... is there any proof he is queer?

I ask you... is there any proof he isn't?

33 posted on 05/18/2015 8:06:30 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Two queer presidents in a row? I think not.


34 posted on 05/18/2015 8:13:33 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d bet that not one single member of Freerepublic supports this @$$clown.


35 posted on 05/18/2015 8:13:50 AM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: TexasCajun

He’s not about saving his own money; like any other politician he runs on other people’s money. He’s about drawing money and support away from real conservatives and then either keep it for himself and/or turning it over to the GOPe annointee when he bails out of the race.


36 posted on 05/18/2015 8:19:00 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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37 posted on 05/18/2015 8:21:51 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that - Baltimore's Democrat Mayor)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trying to break the SC primary away from Cruz.


38 posted on 05/18/2015 8:22:41 AM PDT by struggle
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To: struggle

GOPe trying to break the SC primary away from Cruz.


39 posted on 05/18/2015 8:23:23 AM PDT by struggle
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To: Theoria

That’s pretty funny. It’d be funny to send some to McCain’s offices.


40 posted on 05/18/2015 8:27:16 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
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