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Graham 2016: Ready on Day One

Lindsey Graham announcing his campaign for president in Central, South Carolina

Good Afternoon! It is good to be in South Carolina today - it is good to be home. Everything I am today is owed to the good people of South Carolina, the people who raised me and have believed in me from day one.

You believe in me, and I believe in America. I believe in the hope this country provides to so many, the prosperity this country can provide, and the safety she brings to her citizens. We need a President who is ready on day one to protect America and the virtues that we all believe in. We need a president with the experience and commitment to do whatever it takes to keep our nation safe.

I'm Lindsey Graham, and I am running for President of the United States of America.

After eight years of failed policy, both at home and abroad, America needs a new direction. We need a president who believes in security through strength, not appeasement. With radical terrorist groups threatening our security at home, we need a president who will take whatever steps necessary to secure our nation, protect our future, and secure our values. I served in the Air Force for thirty-three years, and in Congress, I have been committed to protecting America.

We need a president who will be a champion for the middle class, working to reduce taxes and regulations and provide an economic environment that encourages entrepreneurship, not diminish it. I'm tired of seeing Washington D.C. kick the can down the road on issues that are so important to many Americans: Medicare and Social Security. We need a president committed to making the reforms to create long-lasting programs that will provide a benefit to those who need it the most.

I will be that president.

I look forward to the challenge of healing a nation divided by eight years of partisan politics. I have a record of working with whoever is ready to make this country greater than it already is. Some in our party have been critical of my willingness to work across the aisle, instead preferring a continuation of the partisan politics we have seen in recent years. I look forward to having a discussion throughout this campaign on which philosophy is better - which will create a safer and more prosperous America.

I never would have imagined being in this position today - running for President of the United States. But today we face difficult times, difficult times largely due to failed leadership. We need a new kind of leadership in America, a kind driven on producing results, not empty promises and false hope. Look at my record - look at what I have been able to accomplish. This election cannot be one where more hope is brought to the American people and no results are achieved. Americans are losing faith in their government - we must restore that faith. I will be a president that produces results and restores faith in government.

As president, I will fight relentlessly each day to make this nation safer, stronger, and more prosperous than ever before. Today launches the beginning of a campaign, and I humbly ask for your vote and support. Thank you, and God bless.

Securing Our Nation. Securing Our Future. Securing Our Values.

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