Monday, Nov 5, 2012 9:44 PM UTC

Sen. Graham: I’ll “go nuts” if people say Romney “wasn’t conservative enough”

If Romney loses, the South Carolina senator said, it's not because Romney was too moderate

Lindsey Graham, Jeff Sessions

In this June 12, 2012 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Jonathan Martin of Politico that “if we lose this election there is only one explanation — demographics.”

“If I hear anybody say it was because Romney wasn’t conservative enough I’m going to go nuts,” Graham said. “We’re not losing 95 percent of African-Americans and two-thirds of Hispanics and voters under 30 because we’re not being hard-ass enough.”

 

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.