Lindsey Graham Still Thinks He Has a Chance: ‘I’ve Got a Very Compelling Message’

GRAHAM: “Well I say that I think I’ve got a message unique to the field that I’ve been to Iraq and Afghanistan 35 times. I have a coherent vision of Syria. Mr. Trump’s foreign policy to me is pretty much gibberish. And at the end of the day this is a process. This time in 2008 and 2012 the people leading, none of them won. I was with John McCain who was fifth in a four person race. I’m going to be in New Hampshire this weekend with John. I’m going to spend a lot of time on the ground in New Hampshire, some in Iowa. I’m convinced that the more people I meet in New Hampshire, the more they understand who I am and what I want to do for the country. I do want to work across party lines to fix immigration and get us out of debt. And I think, I am the best person to be commander-in-chief and thank God for our New Hampshire because it gives a person like me a chance.”

CUOMO: “So, you tell yourself when you look at these polls, it hasn't really started yet. It was like this in the last cycle. I still got a shot.”

GRAHAM: “Yeah I was with John McCain when he was fifth in a four person race. He did a hundred town hall meetings in New Hampshire. I’m going to try to duplicate that. I’ve got a very compelling message in terms of a life story. You know, lost my parents young, government was there to help us. I owe a lot to a lot of people. Thirty-five trips to Iraq and Afghanistan. Thirty-three years in the air force. I understand this war, I have a plan to win it and we're never getting out of debt if we can't get Republicans and Democrats to work together. I’m tired of the fighting. I’m the Republican in the primary who openly talks about working with Democrats to get this country back on track.”