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Senator Lindsey Graham dies unexpectedly after sudden illness

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Well, this was not on the political bingo card. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most inescapable figures in American politics for the last few decades, has passed away.

His office dropped the news late Saturday, saying he died after a brief and sudden illness. No long hospital stay, no warning, just gone.

For anyone who has watched US politics over the last twenty years, Graham was basically part of the furniture. He was the ultimate political chameleon, famously transitioning from John McCain's absolute best friend and partner-in-snark to one of Donald Trump's most loyal golf buddies and defenders. The sheer suddenness of his death has caught the entire political establishment completely off guard. Congress is going to look very different without him constantly whispering to reporters in the hallways.

The race to see who can write the most complicated eulogy is officially on.

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  1. Camo Prepper
    holy s***, this is actually wild. love him or hate him, the guy was a fixture of the senate.
    +2 emotionalA classic display of shock that adds absolutely zero depth to the geopolitical void left behind
  2. Black-Friday Barista
    political scientists are going to spend decades trying to map his ideological trajectory. RIP.
    +1 boringPredicting decades of academic navel-gazing is the most predictable thing a human can do