Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary

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69. Well said. I live in SC...

I couldn't see this state voting for a Mormon candidate.

Also, this state is filled with hypocrites and Newt fits this sanctimonious and self righteous atmosphere perfectly. I also haven't seen so many women cheating on their husbands as I did before coming out here. Serial adultery, unplanned pregnancies, and high divorce rates seem incredibly common...The level of education is relatively low and many are easily swayed heavily by cultural factors (i.e. they go to church on Sundays and the pastor warns of the evil of abortion and gays and the evil liberal secularist agenda). Many would love a theocracy (and have no use for separation of church and state), not so much out of hatred or blatant intolerance, but a clear clueless insensitivity and lack of common sense. Racism isn't quite as rampant as I might have figured, but I'm sure it's more of a problem outside of the larger metro areas where confederate flags are much more common. It doesn't surprise me that the state ranks so low on many indicators (education, health care access, etc).

Don't get me wrong. There are a lot of genuinely good people out here. And many of them are religious, which doesn't bother me in the least. Many are very friendly and down to earth - and they go out of their way to help you. I've also seen a lot of the expected barriers of segregation and discrimination broken down. I definitely haven't worked with as many black people in a professional setting before, indicating a growing AA middle class. That too in a profession like engineering, where AAs are very poorly represented.

But the hypocrisy and the hyper religiosity (which definitely leads to some intolerance) definitely does bother and irritate me though. Living in the South has been a very interesting experience, after having grown up in the midwest and also living on the Left Coast for some time...