The Expectations Game - South Carolina

CNN - Politics: Reports that a Governor Romney advisor, Stuart Stevens has stated that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could win South Carolina. Thus the Romney Campaign is playing the election expectations game, should Governor Romney win SC it will be seen as a major plus for the Campaign, it would show that the Gingrich bounce in the polls was not enough and that his debate performances only get him so far, that the Gingrich field operation is not as good at the Romney Campaign. On the other should Gingrich win it will be a blow for Romney, this would mean that the Campaign will go on for months, bit like 1976 with Ronald Reagan vs. President Ford. Lets recall Reagan only lost to Ford by about a hundred votes, thus since the delegates go by % of the vote and not winner takes all, this could mean that by the Republican Convention that none of the candidates have reached a majority in delegate count. That’s how important SC is folks, short or long race is down to the voters.