Huntsman’s face still on Republican “Mt Rushmore” sand sculpture
The city of Myrtle Beach went all out for Monday’s Republican debate, even getting sand sculpture artists to build a mini Mount Rushmore of Republican presidential candidates out of sand.
The only problem?
The 1,175,100-pound horseshoe-shaped sand sculpture has the face of Jon Huntsman smack in the middle. His decision to pull out of the race came after the Myrtle Beach area Chamber of Commerce unveiled the sculpture.
@chriggsiii sorry for the delay – been driving around south carolina. here’s link to our poll story http://t.co/s2d5htV2
Santorum endorsement doesn’t impress churchgoers
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum touted an 11th-hour endorsement from conservative Christian leaders on Sunday ahead of South Carolina’s crucial nominating contest but it appeared to have little influence on churchgoers.
With South Carolina’s January 21 primary approaching, time is running short for Santorum and other Republican candidates who hope to slow front-runner Mitt Romney’s march to the Republican presidential nomination.
U.S. evangelical leaders back Santorum
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Influential evangelical Christian leaders endorsed Rick Santorum on Saturday for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.
At a weekend meeting at a ranch outside Houston, the group of 150 conservatives who had joined forces agreed on the third ballot to support the former Pennsylvania senator. Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich came in second.
New Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Romney with a 21-pt lead in South Carolina. He gets 37 pct and tied for 2nd are Santorum and Paul with 16 pct
Evangelical leaders back Santorum
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Influential evangelical Christian leaders on Saturday endorsed Rick Santorum for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.
At a weekend meeting at a ranch outside Houston, Texas, the group of 150 conservatives agreed on the third ballot to support the former Pennsylvania senator.
Will their views make a difference? Voters frustrated with influx of negative ads http://t.co/aRMh6BQi via @reuters
U.S. voters frustrated with influx of negative ads
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Frances Woodard is so sick of being bombarded by political commercials, especially the negative ads, that she thinks she will skip voting in South Carolina’s upcoming U.S. presidential primary.
“It’s just too much,” said Woodard, who sees political ads for all the different Republican presidential hopefuls non-stop when she is home from work, and flipping the TV channel does not offer an escape. “It’s the same thing over and over again.”
Voters frustrated with influx of negative ads
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Frances Woodard is so sick of being bombarded by political commercials, especially the negative ads, that she thinks she will skip voting in South Carolina’s upcoming presidential primary.
“It’s just too much,” said Woodard, who sees political ads for all the different Republican presidential hopefuls non-stop when she is home from work, and flipping the TV channel does not offer an escape. “It’s the same thing over and over again.”
Libertarian Ron Paul is dilemma for Republicans
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – The Republican Party is faced with a dilemma: how to handle a popular, unorthodox presidential candidate who wants to do away with the Federal Reserve and end U.S. military presence overseas.
Ron Paul’s libertarian philosophy is resonating with voters and senior Republicans say the party needs to show respect for him and grant some concessions to make sure he does not run as a third party candidate, and take his supporters along with him.
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