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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLindsey Graham's approval among Republicans up by 23% since joining the Trump Human Centipede.
Poll answers the What happened to Lindsey Graham? question
Theres no shortage of speculation as to what caused Grahams metamorphosis, and as we recently discussed, there are even occasional conspiracy theories about Trump having something damaging on the senator, which the president uses to extort Graham into compliance.
The truth is simpler.
Regarding U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, his approval rating among Republicans has continued to rise, it now stands at 74% in the Winthrop Poll. Only 25% of Democrats polled support Graham.
Grahams approval has benefited from his defense of, and alignment with, President Trump. While Grahams numbers used to lag those of other Republicans among GOP identifiers, since he has taken up the Presidents banner on most every issue, his approval among Republicans in South Carolina has steadily risen, [Dr. Scott Huffmon, Winthrop poll director] said.
A year ago, Grahams approval among South Carolina Republicans was 51%, and there was a very real chance the senator would face a primary rival ahead of his 2020 re-election bid.
Today, his approval among South Carolina Republicans is 74% and the chatter about a primary challenge has disappeared.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/poll-answers-the-what-happened-lindsey-graham-question?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
Theres no shortage of speculation as to what caused Grahams metamorphosis, and as we recently discussed, there are even occasional conspiracy theories about Trump having something damaging on the senator, which the president uses to extort Graham into compliance.
The truth is simpler.
Regarding U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, his approval rating among Republicans has continued to rise, it now stands at 74% in the Winthrop Poll. Only 25% of Democrats polled support Graham.
Grahams approval has benefited from his defense of, and alignment with, President Trump. While Grahams numbers used to lag those of other Republicans among GOP identifiers, since he has taken up the Presidents banner on most every issue, his approval among Republicans in South Carolina has steadily risen, [Dr. Scott Huffmon, Winthrop poll director] said.
A year ago, Grahams approval among South Carolina Republicans was 51%, and there was a very real chance the senator would face a primary rival ahead of his 2020 re-election bid.
Today, his approval among South Carolina Republicans is 74% and the chatter about a primary challenge has disappeared.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/poll-answers-the-what-happened-lindsey-graham-question?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
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Lindsey Graham's approval among Republicans up by 23% since joining the Trump Human Centipede. (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Mar 2019
OP
Proof that we have to beat these idiots. Reasoning with them is clearly not going to work.
FiveGoodMen
Mar 2019
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riversedge
(70,215 posts)1. Trump butt kisser and up goes your poll numbers. sad sad sad.
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)2. The GOP is officially a Trump cult.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)3. Proof that we have to beat these idiots. Reasoning with them is clearly not going to work.
Blue Owl
(50,365 posts)4. How's it taste, Lindsey?