Steeple chase: capturing South Carolina's crucial "hymn-book" vote requires the right balance of religiosity and ruthlessness.(Politics)

The American Conservative | January 14, 2008| | Copyright

NORTH CHARLESTON -- In the back of a Holiday Inn reception room, Howard Wood tells how he came to know the man the room is waiting to see. His face sags around his smile as he recounts the story: "I pray about these things often, so I asked the Lord, 'Which of these men running for president do you want me to pray for?' and the name came to me, 'Mike Huckabee.' I'd never heard of him before." I ask, "Are you saying God is violating the separation of Church and State and making an endorsement?" Wood smiles. A lady nearby leans in, "Now that's free advertising!"

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