"The mayor was down here many times during the campaign," said Katon Dawson, chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party. "And I would say the mayor is very popular in South Carolina right now."
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He's polling in the top over there. He's popular and I think he will be going there this week.
Obviously another of those "RINOs" who make up about 90% of the party.