| Lindsey Graham for President | |
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| Campaign | Republican presidential primary, 2016 2016 United States presidential election |
| Candidate | Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003–present) U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1995–2003) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced: June 1, 2015 Suspended: December 21, 2015 |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 2732 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Receipts | US$5,628,709 (2015-12-31) |
| Slogan | "Ready To Be Commander-in-Chief On Day One" |
| Website | |
| www.LindseyGraham.com (archived - December 18, 2015) | |
Lindsey Graham, the senior United States senator from South Carolina and former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, announced his bid for the Republican nomination for president on June 1, 2015, at an event in his hometown of Central, South Carolina. Although he was praised for solid, often humorous debate performances, the campaign never gained any traction, and was suspended on December 21, 2015.[1]
If Graham, a bachelor,[2][3] had secured the nomination he would have been the first unwed individual to receive a major-party nomination since unwed divorcee Adlai Stevenson II (the Democratic nominee in 1952 and 1956).[2][4][5][6][7]
- ^ Graham, Lindsey. "Lindsey Graham on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b Siese, April (June 7, 2015). "Lindsey Graham, You Are Not Alone: Bachelor Presidential Candidates Are Rare, But Not Unheard Of". www.bustle.com. Bustle. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ LeVine, Sam (June 8, 2015). "Lindsey Graham Doesn't Think Being Single Will Hurt His White House Chances". www.huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Kugler, Sara (December 11, 2007). "Bloomberg: a Bachelor President?". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
The last unwed candidate chosen by a major party was Adlai Stevenson
- ^ Schwartz, Maralee; Stencel, Mark (October 6, 1991). "UNMARRIED CANDIDATES CONFRONT TRADITION". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
Adlai E. Stevenson, the divorced Democrat from Illinois who was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956.
- ^ Phillips, Kate; Bumiller, Elisabeth (December 11, 2007). "The Early Word: Storming Iowa". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
The country has not elected a bachelor president since 1884, when Grover Cleveland won the White House.........The last unwed candidate chosen by a major party was Adlai Stevenson, the divorced Democrat who lost to Republican Dwight Eisenhower twice in the 1950s.
- ^ Baum, Geraldine (October 4, 1991). "Can a Bachelor Be Elected President? : Politics: Not since Grover Cleveland has an unmarried man made it to the White House. Enter Democrats Brown, Kerrey and Wilder . . ". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2017.