Lindsey Graham drops bid for president

Korrie Bysted/Iowa State Daily

“I’m running as a Republican, but if I get to be president it’s going to be for all of America,” said South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham at Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” event on Saturday, June 6 in Boone, Iowa. 

Alex Hanson
December 21, 2015

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced Monday that he is suspending his bid for the Republican nomination for president.

Graham made the announcement first on CNN, then released a web video for his supporters.

Graham’s campaign has struggled to catch on, with most polls nationally showing him barely registering any support. Graham has spent most of his campaign talking about a more hawkish foreign policy in regards to ISIS.

He also skipped out on Iowa for the most part, only spending a few days total throughout this caucus cycle in the state. Graham has focussed most of his campaign resources on New Hampshire, the second voting state, and his home state of South Carolina.

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who endorsed Graham and was the GOP nominee for president in 2008, released a statement saying Republicans have lost the most “qualified, thoughtful and honest” nominee with Graham’s announcement.