This is a very good essay about the late senator Gramnisty.
The End for Senator Grahamnesty?
by Liz Mair
July 6, 2007
Last week, after intensive calling, emailing, and even threatening by opponents of 'amnesty,' the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007— a.k.a., comprehensive immigration reform — finally died in the Senate.
For one of the bill's key supporters, Senator Graham (derided as 'Grahamnesty' by his critics) of South Carolina, one of the questions in the aftermath of the defeat has to be: If the conservative base could bring this bill down, what could they do to me?
Just a few years ago, Mr. Graham was considered a darling of the conservative base, with his work to impeach Bill Clinton and his assumption of the senate seat held for nearly 50 years by Strom Thurmond in 2003. But those days are long gone. Mr. Graham has progressively begun taking positions that put him out of step with conservatives, even if just slightly. And conservatives are not happy.
Immigration has proven to be the killer issue for Mr. Graham — and the numbers suggest it could well be his ultimate demise. A recent poll conducted in his home state shwed that just 21% of voters side with him on the subject, whereas 63% disapprove of his stance. His personal approval rating has plummeted to 31%. Republicans dislike him even more than Democrats — an effect of the continual attacks on him by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin, not to mention the proliferation of Web sites demanding his ouster, such as "Dump Lindsey Graham" and "Lindsey Graham Career Countdown."
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