McCain may be one of the bigger rivals in SC, but so is Huckabee. However, McCain won’t be as much of a threat in the rest of the South. Fred and Huckabee are going after the same voters, and they are not McCain voters, so why should Fred spend the time on McCain? He’s made it clear on which issues he differs from McCain.
I am Fred supporter, but I might have to vote for Romney to stop McCain and Huckabee.