Rick Perry, Lindsey Graham Enter Crowded GOP Field

Published June 5, 2015 at 7:20 AM HST

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, greets supporters after announcing his bid for presidency, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Central, S.C. (Rainier Ehrhardt/AP)

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham brought the 2016 GOP field to 10 when they entered the race this week, and another five candidates are expected later this month.

Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee this week became Hillary Clinton’s third Democratic Party challenger. Yesterday Clinton called out her Republican rivals by name, in a speech slamming the GOP for rolling back voting rights.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and NH1’s Paul Steinhauser discuss the latest in the race for 2016 with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson.

See more in our weekly series on the race for 2016

Guests

Tamara Keith, White House correspondent for NPR. She tweets @tamarakeithNPR.
Paul Steinhauser, political director, reporter and anchor at NH1 in Concord, New Hampshire. He tweets @steinhauserNH1.