His may be the first campaign suspension qua afterthought …
… but just in time!
"His announcement," observes Politico, "came on the same day as the deadline hit for him to remove his name from the South Carolina primary ballot, a date that had been closely watched amid speculation that the low-polling Graham would want to avoid a potentially poor performance in his own state’s contest."
Two words in that line positively leap from the page in delighting those of us who love understatement: "potentially poor." To wit, the latest intel from S.C.:
Well, Graham can always say he was trouncing Pataki by 100 percent.
That the buzz from the under card debates did not last very long has to be my favorite bit of understatement. Was not detectable at all in the statistical noise is the truth.
Posted by: Peter G | December 21, 2015 at 09:47 AM
I never understood why he ran in the first place. How far did he think his all war all the time foreign policy would take him? But I did respect him for being up front about it.
Posted by: Anne J | December 21, 2015 at 09:52 AM
My goodness that Politico piece is a veritable Kimberlite pipe full of gems. Graham will not endorse and throw his three supporters behind anyone just yet. But he will somehow be a Kingmaker in his home state of South Carolina where the opinion of the dog catcher of Columbia apparently carries more weight than Lindsey. You gotta love Politico. Come for the litotes, stay for the belly laughs.
Posted by: Peter G | December 21, 2015 at 09:58 AM
No thoughts on this other than it's fun to see a big fat 0% next to Frothy Mix's name. As Charlie Pierce frequently notes, he's a colossal dick.
Posted by: Turgidson | December 21, 2015 at 02:39 PM
Yeah, I don't know how I missed it but I only learned today that Frothy was 'running' once again.
Posted by: The Dark Avenger | December 21, 2015 at 03:10 PM
At least four of these people are in the running for biggest dick.
Posted by: Bob | December 21, 2015 at 03:28 PM
2 is 100% more than 1 but 1 is an infinite percentage of 0.
Posted by: teabow | December 21, 2015 at 04:17 PM
Believe it or not, there's a drink named after him, too. As expected, it's brown and frothy.
http://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2015/09/theres-santorum-cocktail-too.html
Posted by: Neon Vincent | December 22, 2015 at 09:34 AM