Lindsey Graham’s Exit From Presidential Race Sets Off Scramble for South Carolina

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's decision Monday to drop out of the presidential race set off a scramble in South Carolina, as other contenders for the Republican nomination vied for supporters and donors in the state that hosts the first southern primary two months from now. Graham has represented the Palmetto State in Congress for two decades.

"For a lot of folks, they are breathing a sigh of relief, so that they can throw their support behind someone else, without being disloyal to Senator Graham," said Adam Temple, a Republican strategist who worked for John McCain’s South Carolina presidential primary campaign in 2008.