As the South Carolina primary edges closer and conservative republicans not satisfied with Romney. Led by Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Gary Bauer former GOP presidential candidate, and James Dobson of Focus on the Family, the group voted for their candidate. Santorum is the candidate that they are backing.
The Romney campaign has to be concerned with this latest development because he has been able to benefit from other candidates dividing up the socially conservative vote pool. So will Santorum be able to capitalize on this new development and force a protracted fight for the GOP nomination?
South Carolina is in a interesting predicament. They have many evangeiical christians who would vote for Santorum but are also pro business. Can Santorum convince voters there that he has a broad enough appeal and that he is the candidate that can take on Obama in the general election?
Romneys main campaign strategy has been working thus far but will he be able to convince that as a business man he also understands their concerns on social issues in a state that values business equal to their social values. South Carolina faces high unemployment. Romney is leading in South Carolina--for now.
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