In a statement tweeted Saturday by Time political reporter Zeke Miller, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that it would be better for a Democrat to win the White House than Donald Trump. The statement was issued in response to comments Trump made regarding Fox News host Megyn Kelly. “Due to Donald Trump’s unrelenting and offensive attack on Megyn Kelly and others, we are at a crossroads with Mr. Trump," he said. "I applaud Erick Erickson for doing the right thing when he disinvited Donald Trump from a gathering of Republican activists. As a party, we are better to risk losing without Donald Trump than trying to win with him. Enough already with Mr. Trump."
As we reported early Saturday, Erickson disinvited Trump from this weekend's RedState2015 gathering. Trump was scheduled to speak Saturday evening, but Erickson said Trump's statement was "a bridge too far."
“These statements are not worthy of the office he is seeking nor consistent with the leadership we should expect in a Commander-in-Chief in these dangerous times," Graham added. On Friday, Trump excoriated the Fox News host while speaking with CNN's Don Lemon.
"You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever," he said. Many, including rival Carly Fiorina, took Trump to task for his comment. On Saturday, however, Trump said on Twitter that he was talking about Kelly's nose.
The campaign also issued a statement saying that "only a deviant" would think Trump meant anything else. The statement calls Erickson a "total loser" with a history of supporting establishment "losers." He also said Erickson once called Supreme Court Justice David Souter a "goat [expletive] child molester" and referred to Michelle Obama as a "Marxist harpy."
"Many of the 900 people that wanted to hear Mr. Trump speak tonight have been calling and emailing," the statement said. The statement goes on to say those contacting them are angry at Erickson for being politically correct. "To them, Mr. Trump says, 'We will catch you at another time soon.'"
According to a Real Clear Politics average taken before Thursday's debate, Trump led the GOP race by more than 11 percentage points. Graham only garnered .5 percent of the poll. A more recent poll published Friday found Trump ahead of Jeb Bush by one point in Florida. Graham came in last, having garnered 0.0 percent of the poll.
Poster Comment:
Graham came in last, having garnered 0.0 percent of the poll.
With the margin of error Goober could be in negative territory!
