[Servant of the Cross]

Romney will NOT match McCain's 2008 South Carolina performance. He'll be hard pressed to match his own 2008 15%.

Boy do I hope you're right. However, reality tells me this: Rasmussen Election 2012: South Carolina Republican Primary (Romney 27%, Santorum 24%, Gingrich 18%)

[John Valentine]

There is a lot of time between now and the vote. Romeny won’t be able to sustain that 27%, which is already a reduced number from a week ago.

The petals are already falling from Romney’s rose.

More immediately, while I think Romeny will still win New Hampshire, I think he will underperform there to an extent that will surprise the elites and help set the stage for his collapse in South Carolina.