Lindsey Graham Regrets Gingrich Coup

Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox’s Greta Van Susteren that Congress was perhaps a bit too hard on Newt Gingrich when it ousted him from his position in the House of Representatives back in the 1990s. While he did admit that when Gingrich is “not on, he’s a danger to himself and others at times,” Graham insisted that he doesn’t “mind one bit” if Gingrich carries on with his campaign. “Looking back, I appreciate how hard his job was better than I did in 1997. And I’m here to say, as the guy who was in the coup, that looking back we were too hard on him, and if he got to be the nominee, I think he could win.” Graham represents South Carolina, the state that chose Gingrich in its primary election.