Graham: Trump And Cruz Would Both Spell ‘Death’ In General Election

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with local residents during a campaign stop at the Wapello GOP Headquarters, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Thursday that both Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) would ruin the Republican Party’s chances of winning the general election.

“If you nominate Trump and Cruz, I think you get the same outcome,” Graham told reporters, according to the New York Times. “Whether it’s death by being shot or poisoning doesn’t really matter. I don’t think the outcome will be substantially different.”

Graham said that Trump’s knowledge of foreign policy “scares the hell out of me” and described his proposals as “gibberish.”

“Donald Trump, I think, is the most unprepared person I’ve ever met to be commander in chief,” he said, as quoted by the Times.

The South Carolina senator said that both Trump and Cruz would secure a win for Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

“Dishonest—which is Hillary Clinton in the eyes of the American people—beats crazy,” he said.

“If you take those two off the table, dishonest loses to normal, so let’s just pick somebody out of the phone book if we have to,” Graham continued. “We can win this election unless we lose it.”

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  1. Graham said that Trump’s knowledge of foreign policy “scares the hell out of me” and described his proposals as “gibberish.”

    … wait, wait, wait… wasn’t Ms. Lindsey the one who wanted to bomb the hell out of the MidEast and put thousands of boots on the ground…?

    … and Trump’s foreign policy “scares the hell” outta him…???

    i am so confused now … which demagogue do I believe…?..

  2. Dishonest—which is Hillary Clinton in the eyes of the American people—beats crazy,

    Trump: Graham has been out of touch with his party. Republicans love dishonesty, crazy, bigotry etc. I give them all of it in one package. And I am rich. I am the perfect republican.

  3. Avatar for tearam tearam says:

    Graham: Trump And Cruz Would Both Spell ‘Death’ In General Election

    How great would that be!!!

  4. Lindsay has become somewhat smarter since he stopped running for President.

  5. “Dishonest—which is Hillary Clinton in the eyes of the American people—beats crazy,” he said.
    "If you take those two off the table, dishonest loses to normal

    Where does bat-shit insane fit into this hypothesis?

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