Excuses, excuses…
Via The Hill:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blames the GOP’s two-tiered debate system for hurting his presidential candidacy.
Graham, who on Monday dropped out of the GOP race for the White House, called the system “strange” and said Republicans should “never do this again.”
“You just can’t punch through when you’ve got a two tiered system,” added Graham, who never made the main stage of a GOP debate, where he might have been able to trade barbs with frontrunner Donald Trump.
“I just don’t see a way for me to get on the main stage in time to make a difference,” Graham told CNN.“We’re going to have to start consolidating as Republicans.”
Republicans have allowed about 10 candidates to appear on the main debate stage for each of their five contests, which has relegated lower-polling candidates such as Graham to an earlier debate.
Graham told CNN the rules hurt his campaign, noting that it’s difficult for candidates that have never run before, or come from political royalty to reach the main stage.