Jeb Bush, whose campaign is floundering despite having a massive amount of human and financial resources, just received a bit of a shot in the arm: South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham decided to endorse him:
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has endorsed Jeb Bush on Friday, throwing his support behind the former Florida governor for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race in which the southern state holds a key early vote.
Speaking on FOX News, Bush said he welcomed his former rival’s support in the race to represent the party in the November presidential election, noting that support from the senator – whose state holds its primary next month – comes with “a lot of friends and supporters.”
At a news conference in South Carolina Friday, Graham said he liked what he heard from Bush at the debate the previous night.
“Last night I heard from Jeb Bush the right answer,” Graham said with Bush at his side. “He demonstrated somebody in my view who is ready on day one to be commander-in-chief.”
For Bush’s floundering presidential campaign, the endorsement is a huge shot in the arm. The endorsement comes after Graham, a South Carolina Republican who withdrew from the presidential race on Dec. 21, said he was unsure he’d be backing any candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Graham’s endorsement is critical in part because Jeb’s floundering campaign is banking on rebound performances in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and his home state of Florida. A Graham endorsement of Marco Rubio might have sealed his fate.
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