With Ms Lindsey, it’s he might be a faggot but he’s our faggot. My brother has lived in SC for the last 40 years and he said most republicans despise Ms. Lindsey, but he has 20 times as much money as the nearest challenger.
It's a tradition in Southern politics, transcending partisan lines. Consider, for example, the saga of longtime North Carolina Democrat leader R.C. Soles, who specializes in molesting teenage boys.