South Carolina 'Tribal', 'A Cult': Esquire Politics Editor

STEPHANIE MILLER (07 May 2013): The cogent point in your headline “South Carolina is still South Carolina.

JIM WARD: Ha ha ha ha!

STEPHANIE MILLER: Obviously the latest poll had Mark Sanford ahead, right?

CHARLIE PIERCE: And you know I I I I I appreciate that it that the fact that it’s that competitive is an amazing thing, but it’s still South Carolina.

STEPHANIE MILLER:  Right.

CHARLIE PIERCE: But it’s still South Carolina.

STEPHANIE MILLER:  Right because.

CHARLIE PIERCE: I mean and a and a it’s still tribal and it’s still religious and it’s still a cult. It’s not about politics here.

STEPHANIE MILLER And as you say it’s South Caro freaking lina.

CHARLIE PIERCE: Yeah.

STEPHANIE MILLER:   What do people expect?

CHARLIE PIERCE: Right.