Has The 'Magic' Left S.C. Presidential Politics?
State GOP chairman says Palmetto State's "first in the South" primary shouldn't be in jeopardy despite backing the wrong 2012 candidate.
Newt Gingrich appears set to bow out of the race for the Republican nomination for president, and the end of his campaign will also usher in the end of an era in South Carolina politics. For the last 30 years, the winner of the South Carolina Republican primary has gone on to win the GOP nomination. The state's predictive powers led Gingrich to rest the hopes of his faltering campaign on the South Carolina contest, projecting a victory in the race if he could reel in the Palmetto State. Gingrich went on to overwhelm Mitt Romney and the rest of the field in January, only to win only one more primary contest (his native Georgia) amid dozens over the next three months. Ultimately, it was Rick Santorum's conservative bona fides that served …
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John H
7:59 am on Saturday, April 28, 2012
I think it’s ironic that the much maligned governor, at least in this forum, backed the eventual nominee first. Very interesting. more ›