South Carolina has been well-behaved and predictable. There is a strong party organization that keeps order. That's why Pat Buchanan flopped in South Carolina in 1996. This did not impress South Carolinians, who know a fake flag-waver when they see one and draw a lot of their paychecks from BMW and other foreign companies that have invested in their state. The firewall is on fire.
Revolution is in the air.
The insurance policy has been revoked. The catch is, if Bush performs poorly in South Carolina, then nobody is going to be thinking dispassionately. There is still room for passion, not to mention panic, which is why John McCain has a chance, and why politics is still funner than its reputation. St. Petersburg Times.