As South Carolina nears its 15 minutes of fame this Saturday, Politico’s David Paul Kuhn highlighted conservatives’ tensions in the palmetto state. Likely republicans voters are struggling to decide whether Mike Huckabee’s religious conservatism eclipses John McCain’s strength on defense. Interviewing a married couple, Paul Kuhn showed the ideological divisions that have characterized the GOP race,

“Robert: “I like McCain’s integrity and his record.”
Beth, leaning toward Huckabee, hesitated. “I can’t describe it,” she said. “I just like what he stands for.”
Robert looked over at his wife and asked if it was “because he’s a former pastor.”
“That’s partly it,” she quietly replied, nodding affirmatively as they walked into church.”