How Lindsey Graham outmaneuvered the tea party

John Hames shared with you:   How Lindsey Graham outmaneuvered the tea party politico.com - Part of an occasional series on the hottest races of the 2014 midterm election. SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Sen. Lindsey Graham recognized the threat years before it had a chance to form — and knew immediately what he had to do. So when Graham got wind in 2012 that Mulvaney wanted a seat on the House Financial Services Committee, he quietly lobbied his longtime friend, Speaker John Boehner, to make it happen. During regular dinners and breakfast meetings, the senator made clear to Mulvaney and other up-and-comers in the delegation that he was there to help with their districts' needs. All the while, Graham was busy assembling a daunting multimillion-dollar political operation. Available on the App Store.

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