Bobby Jindal drops out. Which 14 Republicans are left for 2016?

The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of first-timers who could steal the show.

9. Lindsey Graham

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of Arizona listens during a news conference on the federal prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senator Graham announced his candidacy on June 1. 

Graham is a hawk who likes to mix it up on national security with the more libertarian – and less interventionist – Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, another 2016-er. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a close ally of Graham’s and the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential nominee, has long been talking up “Graham 2016.”

South Carolina holds the first Southern primary, and Graham may see his home state as the launch point for a successful run. But analysts say that a focus on national security is likely not enough to carry him to the nomination. 

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