Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after 'brief and sudden' illness, office says

tanepiper

Oh no. What a shame. Never mind.

ggm

I'd love to know a subreddit or other place where one could find reasoned discussion of the consequences. SC being staunchly republican I would think the immediate future is another republican senator. I wonder if the WH will meddle. He was reported as a Trump skeptic turned supporter. Losing a supporter has costs but it is also possible he was a continuing thorn in the side. Graham was most recently in Ukraine supporting their cause. I wonder if this means they have lost leverage. He was a hawk. If the balance of hawks in the debate has changed that has huge consequences in the context of the Middle East, Asia and Ukraine. During the time between his replacement and likewise for McConnell what is the nature of the vote balance in the Senate?

warshinder

He certainly had a number of very vocal detractors, many it seems were upset by his friendship with John McCain, but it’s always sad when someone so young (for our senate) dies unexpectedly. I really hope it wasn’t Ebola.

mikewarot

I'm actually surprised. He was just in Ukraine, and looked quite happy posing with one of their interceptor drones.[1] My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. [1] https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/2075982208221802678/photo...