Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer told Newsmax on Thursday that residents of the Palmetto State are fed up with Sen. Lindsay Graham, which is why he’s running to unseat Graham in next year’s Republican primary.

“The people of South Carolina are fed up with Lindsay Graham,” Bauer, who was lieutenant governor for two terms under Mark Sanford from 2003-2011, told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “Thirty-plus years of him up there saying he was for less government, saying he was going to fix the debt.

“He ran on term limits of 12 years. Well, he’s 19 years expired past his term limit, and we’re fed up. And he’s never had a real challenger that could mount a real campaign.

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