Source:  David M. Drucker, ROLL CALL, 7/5/11

 

There's no natural frontrunner in the Palmetto State. The presidential primary here is more wide open than it has been in decades, as conservative activists, rank-and-file Republicans and many GOP insiders search for a candidate with just the right combination of philosophy, pizazz and electability to beat President Barack Obama.

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