No member of the Senate is more closely associated with Trump than Lindsey Graham. It isn’t because he’s stupid; it’s because he’s a spineless opportunist who savors access to power and thinks he can direct it in limited, but meaningful ways by doing whatever it takes to stay in Trump’s inner circle. He shares those characteristics with several other former members of the Trump team who are considering running for president–Haley, Pompeo, Pence, Christie, et. al.
But the rise of DeSantis has given Lindsey a choice. Will he remain allied with a man whose public utterances about our system are getting more dangerous and deranged by the day, or will he finally jump ship? If the latter, how is he going to defend his obsequiousness over the last six years, particularly when he gets blasted for disloyalty by the man on golf cart?
If you’re looking for an indication of how much support Trump has lost since 2020, this would be a good place to start.