He knows the people in South Carolina would freak out with his answers. They will find out eventually, right now they are showing him Southern hospitality and being nice to him. When the gloves come off, he will suffer like McCain did in 2000.
The Chairman of the South Carolina GOP disagrees with you.
"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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