This is just pathetic:
http://www.nydailynews.com/...
Conservatives fighting to thwart Sen. Lindsey Graham’s reelection are calling for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to organize a search for the “missing” Republican.
Releasing an ad of Graham’s face plastered on the side of a milk carton, his opponents say Graham suffers from a “severe case of Potomac Fever” and seems to have “lost his way.”
They cite Graham’s frequent trips abroad and his alleged cozying up to moderates in Washington.
But Graham’s campaign fired back, literally, in response to the claim Graham has been absent from his homestead.
Graham’s office pointed to a picture of the senator shooting an AR-15 at a gun range in Greenville, SC from last week. - New York Daily News, 8/20/13
Graham is facing three Tea Party challengers and he has to get all defensive by showing off himself with a machine gun. If it wasn't Lindsey Graham, I'd feel sorry for him. And what's a real kick in the balls is his old buddy Jim DeMint doesn't want to see him re-elected either:
http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/...
The 61-second radio ad by the Senate Conservatives Fund popped up on Sunlight's Political Ad Hawk days after a tea party challenger announced she is entering the primary against Graham. The ad cites Graham's refusal to join Senate Republicans, such as Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah, in an effort to cut off funding for the law. Graham, along with a number of other more mainstream Republicans, have urged a less confrontational approach that would not threaten a government shutdown.
"Obamacare is a job killer yet Lindsey Graham refuses to do what it takes to stop this liberal train wreck," the announcer on the ad intones.
Graham has irked some South Carolina Republicans by working across party lines on issues such as climate change and immigration. His primary opponent, 35-year-old Charleston consultant Nancy Mace, is portraying herself as an anti-establishment conservative -- similar to the image of DeMint, who founded the Senate Conservatives Fund. After the 2010 elections, DeMint promised party leaders he would not use the fund to attack fellow Republicans, but since he left the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, all previous pledges appear to be off. - Sunlight Foundation, 8/20/13
We'll have to see how this goes but I have my money on Graham being the Republican incumbent to lose his seat. Not sure who the nominee will be, if it's Richard Cash, Lee Bright or Nancy Mace. But I suggest checking out Jay Stamper's (D. SC) website. He's pretty vocal in his opposition to the NSA's domestic surveillance program and has been hitting Graham for his support for the program. You can check out his campaign website here:
https://secure.actblue.com/...