S.C. Primary Gets Very Interesting
A few days ago I wrote about Mitt Romney’s chance of taking the South Carolina primary and all but wrap up the GOP nomination. Well, in the past couple of days we have seen Iowa reverse its decision and a debate between Romney, Gingrich and Santorum.
The Iowa primary has now switched its results from a Romney win to a draw between Santorum and Romney (with Santorum actually leading by a handful). I believe up to nine districts did not have their votes counted and instead of going through with an official recount Iowa was happy to call it a draw. This hurts Romney because a large number of the GOP see Santorum as the winner in Iowa now and this could have major repercussions this weekend and on into the future.
The debate on the eve of the South Carolina primary saw Santorum escape with little harm as Gingrich and Romney battled each other over policies and tried their best to stay away from character flaws (i.e. marriage). If Santorum can take this momentum into the weekend and eke out a victory in Carolina, we might end up with a long drawn out process that will only further diminish the Republicans chances of winning against Obama at the end of the year.
Right now the Democrats are smiling and pulling for a Santorum victory this weekend.
