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| Republican Lindsey Graham quits 2016 race | Republican Lindsey Graham quits 2016 race |
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| Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has said he is dropping out of the race for his party's nomination. | Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has said he is dropping out of the race for his party's nomination. |
| "Today, I'm suspending my campaign for president," the South Carolina senator said in a video posted on YouTube. | "Today, I'm suspending my campaign for president," the South Carolina senator said in a video posted on YouTube. |
| The 60-year-old said it had been "a campaign we can be proud of" that was focused on US security. | The 60-year-old said it had been "a campaign we can be proud of" that was focused on US security. |
| The senator has performed well in the second-tier televised debates but failed to make an impact in the polls. | The senator has performed well in the second-tier televised debates but failed to make an impact in the polls. |
| When he launched his campaign earlier in the year, the foreign policy hawk emphasised his national security credentials, and he did so again when quitting the race on Monday. | |
| He said: "The centrepiece of my campaign has been securing our nation. I have offered a detailed plan to win a war we cannot afford to lose and to turn back the tide of isolationism that has been rising in the Republican Party." | |
| He has made "enormous progress" in this effort, he added. | |
| "Four months ago at the very first debate, I said that any candidate who did not understand that we need more troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria to defeat Isil [Islamic State] was not ready to be commander in chief. | |
| "At the time, no one stepped forward to join me. Today, most of my fellow candidates have come to recognise this is what's needed to secure our homeland." | |
| His departure leaves 12 main Republicans left in the contest, six weeks before the battle for each party's nomination begins in Iowa. | His departure leaves 12 main Republicans left in the contest, six weeks before the battle for each party's nomination begins in Iowa. |