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LINDSEY GRAHAM: Jeb Bush is 'toast' if Marco Rubio beats him badly in New Hampshire

Allan SmithFeb 3, 2016, 20:51 IST

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) - a former candidate in the 2016 presidential race who has since endorsed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) since dropping out of the race - said he thinks Bush might be "toast" if he can't gain ground on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) in New Hampshire.

"If Rubio beats him badly in New Hampshire, Jeb is toast," Graham, who spent Tuesday campaigning with Bush, told The New York Times.

He added that Bush has to "tie Rubio or beat him" in New Hampshire, which holds the first-in-the-nation primary next Tuesday.

For his part, when pressed about whether he could stay in the race should he not perform that well in New Hampshire, Bush brushed the idea aside.

"Oh, I'm continuing on," he said, according to The Times. "I'm continuing on, yeah."

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