Poll Finds 78 Percent Of S.C. GOPers Want Graham To Stop Running For Prez

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pauses as he speaks about the Iran nuclear agreement at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Seventy-eight percent of Republican primary voters said that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) should cease his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a poll released Wednesday.

The survey from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found that only 15 percent Republican primary voters said Graham should continue.

Graham, who continues to represent the state of South Carolina while he runs for President, also had 51 percent of GOP primary voters unhappy with his congressional performance.

The poor numbers are compounded by his near-last-place finish among Republican candidates in South Carolina. Celebrity tycoon Donald Trump led the state at 37 percent with former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson polling at 21 percent.

Graham, along with 15 other candidates did not poll above 6 percent.

The poll was conducted among 764 usual Republican primary voters from Sept. 3-6. Twenty percent of respondents completed the survey online while all others responded by phone. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.6 percent.

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  1. Lindsey should drop out, of course, but only after Perry does beforehand. I have a bet going on Perry.

  2. Avatar for tedski tedski says:

    I’m surprised that 78% of people can tell Graham is running for president.

  3. Miss Graham: Its good news, it used to be 100% of SC who didnt want me to run. As they come to know me, they will like me. I have been in Congress only for a decade.

  4. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    I am rotflmao. Either these guys have huge egos or they know there is no real downside to running for president because they treat the office as a prize not a job - a serious fucking job I might add

  5. “It’s because I’m such a great Senator. They don’t want me to stop Senatoring!”

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