CHARLESTON, s.c.-since 1980, the winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary has won the GOP nomination. So what happens here today carry considerable weight.
On the one hand, You have bounced back Newt Gingrich, who said at a rally on the eve of a major, “If every conservative country decided to vote for Newt Gingrich, we will win big surprise victory tomorrow.”
On the other hand, there are realistic-sounding Mitt Romney, who told supporters yesterday, “I think I have said from the beginning of South Carolina is a struggle for a guy from Massachusetts. I know that we are striving hard. “
Both have been struggling with a different way, with Gingrich relies heavily on the electrifying debate show, and Romney is dependent on expensive advertising campaigns, including the very negative Gingrich attacks from groups that are not affiliated supporters.
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