The GOP and the Political Geography of South Carolina

The Takeaway

In the primary elections Iowa is the first caucus and New Hampshire is the first primary, but since the 1980s South Carolina is the place where presidential nominees are decided. From the low country to the mid-lands to upstate, South Carolina is not a  homogeneous  as one might think. The political geography of the state sets the stage for the GOP presidential hopefuls and what they must do to reach the residents of South Carolina. Bob McLain is the conservative host of The Bob McLain Show on News Radio WORD in South Carolina.

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