Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has taken on a lead role in immigration negotiations despite living under the constant threat of a conservative primary in his 2014 re-election race. Which puts him in the odd position of being both the author of legislation and the prime political test case for whether his own party’s base can get behind it.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=90706