Lindsey Graham's approval among Republicans up by 23% since joining the Trump Human Centipede.

[Miles Archer]

Poll answers the ‘What happened to Lindsey Graham?’ question



There’s no shortage of speculation as to what caused Graham’s metamorphosis, and as we recently discussed, there are even occasional conspiracy theories about Trump having something damaging on the senator, which the president uses to extort Graham into compliance.

The truth is simpler.

Regarding U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, his approval rating among Republicans has continued to rise, it now stands at 74% in the Winthrop Poll. Only 25% of Democrats polled support Graham.

“Graham’s approval has benefited from his defense of, and alignment with, President Trump. While Graham’s numbers used to lag those of other Republicans among GOP identifiers, since he has taken up the President’s banner on most every issue, his approval among Republicans in South Carolina has steadily risen,” [Dr. Scott Huffmon, Winthrop poll director] said.

A year ago, Graham’s approval among South Carolina Republicans was 51%, and there was a very real chance the senator would face a primary rival ahead of his 2020 re-election bid.

Today, his approval among South Carolina Republicans is 74% – and the chatter about a primary challenge has disappeared.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/poll-answers-the-what-happened-lindsey-graham-question?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[riversedge]

1. Trump butt kisser and up goes your poll numbers. sad sad sad.

[dalton99a]

2. The GOP is officially a Trump cult.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Proof that we have to beat these idiots. Reasoning with them is clearly not going to work.

[Blue Owl]

4. How's it taste, Lindsey?