[Resettozero]

...– and that’s his power base.

That must be an urban legend. Columbia SC derives its power from the District of Columbia, not by the people's support.

Vote manipulation is what it is. Trickery and tomfoolery.

[smoothsailing]

78 percent think Graham should drop out of the race – and that’s his power base.

[Jonty30]

Hopefully Santorum and Huckabee.

[oldvirginian]

Graham, Gilmore, Huckabee, Santorum, Jindal, Paul and Pataki definitely out.

String Rubio along to divide Jebushs Florida primary votes.

[skr]

Gilmore.

[Gaffer]

Graham will drop out when Jeb Bush tells him to drop out. Same goes for some of the other candidates, too.

[gogeo]

Some understand they won’t be the nominee... will they then, as a matter of public service, go out kamikaze-style?

[SaveFerris]

[A prominent London bookmaker places his chance of winning the nomination at 66 to 1]

I doubt it’s ever been anywhere even close to THAT. More like 0.000000000003%.

[erod]

Cough* Huckabeee *cough!

[bert]

——Governor Bobby Jindal, currently polling below 1 percent, and Rick Santorum, who is buried in the polls——

the question becomes are Bobby and Rick actually in the race. Having been ignored, in reality they have become CINO’s

Pataki and Graham are also CINO’s

that means there are actually only 12 candidates remaining

[pgkdan]

Advice to Graham: get out while you can with your dignity intact.

A little late for that , I think.

[pgkdan]

Anyone who doubts that the RNC and other GOPe powers that be haven't stacked this primary with candidates designed to split the base and deliver a victory to Jebbie just needs to look at the candidacy of Jim Gilmore, former Governor of VA. Why in the world is he in the race? He's polling at near 0%, he's spent $0, has 0 staff and no campaign whatsoever. But, if the race is still competitive when the VA primary comes around he might be able to pull enough votes from the rest of the pygmies to keep Jebbie's 25% safe. He's a former RNC Chair who's more than happy to play the game.

If Jebbie was polling about 25-30%, with 14 or 15 opponents who divided the balance of the votes he'd walk away with the nomination. But nobody factored in Donald Trump. I love seeing their game blow up in their faces. It worked for them in 2008 and 2012...but not this time!