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The 2016 presidential campaign of Lindsey Graham, the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, and former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district was announced on June 1, 2015. His candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election began at an event in his hometown of Central, South Carolina. ==Background== It had been speculated that Graham could be a potential Presidential candidate since at least October of 2014, when he had stated that he would explore running for President in the 2016 election if he were re-elected as a Senator in the 2014 election, and began appearing at events and discussing a potential Presidential bid. In March 2015, at a Republican forum in New Hampshire, Graham advocated reversal of recent cuts in defense spending, and quipped: "If I were President of the United States, I wouldn't let Congress leave town until we fix this. I would literally use the military to keep them in if I had to." In April 2015, Graham told Chris Wallace, on the ''Fox News Sunday'' show, that he was "91% sure" he would run for president. "If I can raise the money, I'll do it," he said.〔Schwarz, Hunter – "Lindsey Graham says He’s ’91 percent’ Sure He’ll Run for President", ''The Washington Post'', April 19, 2015.()〕 And on On May 18, 2015, Graham informally announced that he would run for president on ''CBS This Morning'', saying he was running because he thinks "the world is falling apart." Graham made the official announcement of his candidacy for President on June 1, 2015, in his home town of Central, South Carolina. On July 20, 2015, Graham called Donald Trump a "jackass" during an interview on CNN because he was offended that Trump had criticized his best friend John McCain. The next morning he called Trump a "jackass" again in an appearance on ''CBS This Morning''. In response, Trump ridiculed Graham for asking him for help to get on ''Fox & Friends'' and gave out Graham's mobile phone number. Graham responded by releasing a video in which he destroyed his phone. Graham failed to qualify for the CNN debate on Aug. 6, 2015, but participated in the secondary debate. Similarly, he participated in the secondary debates on CNN (Sept. 16) and CNBC (Oct. 28). In October, Graham was still only polling around 1% and his candidacy was viewed as a long shot. In early November the super PAC Security is Strength purchased a $1 million ad buy in New Hampshire for early which touted Graham's hawkish foreign policy stances and military service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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