[jjotto]

Trump had people working Iowa for months before he officially announced. Chuck Laudner, who many credit with Santorum’s upset win in 2012 Iowa, heads DT’s effort.

[Publius22]

I know a couple of people involved in the Trump campaign in South Carolina: James Epley, who was part of Newt Gingrich's team that won the SC prmary in 2012, and Nancy Mace, who ran against Lindsay Graham in the Republican primary last year. He will have a formidable organization in South Carolina.

Carson is a strong second, and the Muslim controversy has probably helped him here.