ClydeR
05-22-2009, 11:29 AM
A new poll shows that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford would garner strong support from Southern voters in the 2012 presidential race.
Of the governors who initially said they would not accept federal stimulus money, Sanford is the only one who stuck to his guns. He is going to reject $350 million that the feds want to force down South Carolina's throat. That principled stand has made him slightly less popular in his own state, but very popular in the rest of the South.
Southerners overwhelmingly back Sanford’s opposition to the stimulus plan, according to a new poll of South Carolina and 10 other Southern states conducted for Winthrop University and ETV. Results of that poll were released Thursday.
For Republicans, any successful run for the White House starts in the South, a bedrock of conservatism where GOP candidates have fared well.
More... (http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/797068.html)
Of the governors who initially said they would not accept federal stimulus money, Sanford is the only one who stuck to his guns. He is going to reject $350 million that the feds want to force down South Carolina's throat. That principled stand has made him slightly less popular in his own state, but very popular in the rest of the South.
Southerners overwhelmingly back Sanford’s opposition to the stimulus plan, according to a new poll of South Carolina and 10 other Southern states conducted for Winthrop University and ETV. Results of that poll were released Thursday.
For Republicans, any successful run for the White House starts in the South, a bedrock of conservatism where GOP candidates have fared well.
More... (http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/797068.html)