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It’s not a question of being in favor or against or how you define marriage. It’s just from a civil point of view, government should not get involved with who you love, who you live with, who you marry. And I was pleased to see the president enunciate the similar view, and my hope would be that Governor Romney also evolves and understands that in this country there are people who are violently opposed to it.
A GUIDE TO SOUTH CAROLINA BBQ AND THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
South Carolina is divided into three parts, demarcated by recipes for pulled-pork barbecue: the vinegar-and-pepper sauce region, tomato-based concoction section, and the mustard belt.
According to Andrew Rice at Capital New York, this tribal geography supersedes race, religion, maybe even college football—and it also happens to coincide rather closely with the divisions of the Republican electorate (and explains why Romney is likely to win).
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The Romney events I’ve seen don’t seem to be attracting many people who have made affirmative choices about him. Rather, they’ve given up on other candidates and have come to see him as the best and possibly only available means of defeating Barack Obama. If Ron Paul supporters are classic-car freaks who spend countless hours tinkering with their car’s engine, Mitt Romney attracts the equivalent of Ford Taurus buyers, people who just want a box on wheels to get them to their ultimate destination.
