GREENVILLE, S.C.
(AP) -- South Carolina's Christian conservatives, personified by Bob
Jones University presidents and alums, have both made and broken
presidential campaigns.
GOP candidates have
for decades turned to the right to woo them after coming out of
relatively moderate New Hampshire, and no Republican candidate since
1980 has become the nominee without winning South Carolina and its
Bible-driven voters for whom a solid stance against abortion, gay rights
and other social issues was paramount.