SEX, Sikhs, Baptists and the South Carolina Governor's Race

South Carolina to me is so interesting.

I have posted at length on here how the media did not get how Huckabee messed up the whole Religion thing and that cost him South Carolina in my opinion.

In the northern hardcore Baptist Counties of South Carolina where they look at horror at the PTL in influence across the border Huckabee's BAPTCOASTAL stuff did not play well.

Get Religion has a good post on this race and what the media is not looking at. See Down and flirty in South Carolina.

Now the whole sex stuff and how voters seem to have reacted to that does not shock me. It appears it is backfiring and it is helping Nikki Haley. In reality I think most evangelicals and fundamentalist and Christian voters have a realistic view of that and don't get too bent out of shape (LOOK AT VITTER).

However that last paragraph is interesting and the issues that raises. (BY THE WAY I AM NOT DOUBTING HER CHRISTIAN FAITH).

Still I will be curious to see how she plays in those northern counties. If she does well there it appears the media might have to address some stereotypes.

I am not familiar enough with the race to know where the various GOP hopefuls are from in the various regions of SC so of course that plays a role. However it will be one of the most fun races to watch tonight.