Graham Faces Key Deadline in South Carolina

NBC News: “South Carolina’s State Election Commission has warned the state’s Republican Party: If a candidate wants to stay off the ballot for the Feb. 20 presidential primary, they have until Dec. 21 to get out of the race.”

“It’s set a potentially critical deadline for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who will have to weigh whether it’s worth continuing his long shot presidential bid in the face of a potentially embarrassing showing in his home state. And it has the state’s political class — many of whom have been sitting on the sidelines of the First-in-the-South primary out of loyalty to Graham — buzzing at the possibility they’ll soon be able to take sides in a competitive and lucrative presidential race.”