Sen. Graham's possible 2016 bid keeps others on hold in South Carolina

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina voters often think of themselves as presidential tie-breakers, enjoying their prime role as the next to cast ballots after Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's primary.

 

But what if there's a ringer in the race?

 

The state's senior senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, is flirting with running for president, an idea some initially saw as so unlikely that many thought his longtime Senate buddy John McCain was joking when he mentioned it the first time.

 

Graham is serious, launching a campaign-like organization and starting to lay the groundwork for a bid. He gave a well-received speech to the influential Republican Jewish Coalition last week in Washington. Next week, he is scheduled to visit California to meet with donors and then head to Iowa.

 

His potential entry into the race has put his state's political talent into a holding pattern. As they wait for Graham to decide whether to run in a state carried by every GOP nominee since 1980, with Mitt Romney's loss to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 2012 the lone exception, they're debating among themselves whether he can -- or should -- mount a national campaign.

 

"Everything's kind of frozen here right now, waiting to see what he'll do," said Warren Tompkins, a longtime Republican operative who ran South Carolina campaigns for President George W. Bush and Romney in 2012.

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Lindsey makes his move?

[Valin]

What could possibly lead him to believe he has an ice cubes prayer in hell of winning?

[WestVirginiaRebel]

What could possibly lead him to believe he has an ice cubes prayer in hell of winning?

BFF John McCain tells him so?

[Valin]

 

What could possibly lead him to believe he has an ice cubes prayer in hell of winning?

BFF John McCain tells him so?

 

 

 

I suspect You're right. This is not 2007. As I recall there wasn't a whole lot to pick from.