Chuck Todd reflects on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71, offering a candid assessment of one of the most complex and consequential figures in modern Republican politics. Todd argues that Graham was never really an ideologue — he was a man who wanted to be in the middle of everything, whose true north was international affairs, and who ultimately pivoted to Trump as a means of political survival because he loved his Senate seat more than almost anything. Todd breaks down the very real chaos Graham's death could unleash: it may complicate or even sink Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General, and it's certain to trigger a crowded scramble of South Carolina Republicans racing to replace him. 

Timeline:

00:00 Senator Lindsey Graham dead at 71

00:45 Everyone had their theory for Graham’s motivations

02:00 Graham wasn’t an ideologue, wanted to be involved in everything

02:45 Graham pivoted to Trump for political survival

03:30 International affairs were Graham’s north star

04:30 He loved his senate seat more than almost anything

05:15 Graham’s death will cause some chaos

06:00 This might mean Todd Blanche doesn’t get confirmed as AG

06:30 There will be a LOT of Republicans running to replace him

 

Chuck Todd reflects on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71, offering a candid assessment of one of the most complex and consequential figures in modern Republican politics. Todd argues that Graham was never really an ideologue &mdash; he was a man who wanted to be in the middle of everything, whose true north was international affairs, and who ultimately pivoted to Trump as a means of political survival because he loved his Senate seat more than almost anything. Todd breaks down the very real chaos Graham's death could unleash: it may complicate or even sink Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General, and it's certain to trigger a crowded scramble of South Carolina Republicans racing to replace him.&nbsp;
Timeline:
00:00 Senator Lindsey Graham dead at 71
00:45 Everyone had their theory for Graham&rsquo;s motivations
02:00 Graham wasn&rsquo;t an ideologue, wanted to be involved in everything
02:45 Graham pivoted to Trump for political survival
03:30 International affairs were Graham&rsquo;s north star
04:30 He loved his senate seat more than almost anything
05:15 Graham&rsquo;s death will cause some chaos
06:00 This might mean Todd Blanche doesn&rsquo;t get confirmed as AG
06:30 There will be a LOT of Republicans running to replace him
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BREAKING: Senator Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 

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