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Why do candidates suspend their campaigns instead of ending them?

By Jason Russell
Published December 21, 2015 4:05pm ET
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Why do candidates suspend their campaigns instead of ending them?
Lindsey Graham now joins Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry among the Republican candidates who 'suspended' their campaigns. (AP file photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Lindsey Graham is the fourth candidate to drop out of the Republican presidential primary, joining Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and Scott Walker.

“Today, I am suspending my campaign for president,” Graham said in a video posted Monday. Wait a minute: suspend?

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2016 Elections Commentary Jason Russell Lindsey Graham Rick Perry Scott Walker