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There is an outside chance that Jim DeMint won't make it into the runoff. Polls consistantly show Charlie Condon running in third place. He is helped by having a political base in Charleston, where he served as District Attorney for 18 years, and he has almost $1 million in cash-on-hand. The other U.S. Senator (Lindsay Graham) is from upcountry South Carolina, and the downcountry area wants one of its own in the U.S. Senate. Ernest Hollings, the retiring incumbent, is from Charleston. Jim DeMint is from Greenville and David Beasley is from the northeastern part of the state. Condon was a divisive candidate in state elections, but his combination of social conservatism and opposition to free trade could have cross-over appeal in a federal election.