No, but the winner of South Carolina has historically gone on to win the nomination. We don’t need a 3-way even split of the conservative vote at 15% each in SC so Mitt can waltz to the nomination with 25% of the vote.
Well you hit the nail on the head. Since Cain has no track record, I would assume he might drop out for the sake of the party, but Bachmann is the one who is in this race to do just as you say, to split the vote and allow a Romney win. If she wins Iowa, we’re all in trouble.
Three way split between who?
If Bachmann wins Iowa, any other conservative should drop out and endorse her.
If Perry enters the race, he'll make Mitt and afterthought since his economic record is far better.