Huckabee Running Strong in SC

The MikeHuckabeePresident2008 blog is reporting (here) that Mike Huckabee finished second (5% behind Mitt Romney) in a Greenville County, South Carolina straw poll. Unfortunately, this poll reflects that Huckabee is the second choice among a seemingly Socially Conservative demographic.

That being said, it is significant that Huckabee didn't have to expend millions of dollars to virtually tie Mitt Romney.

UPDATE: CNN is also reporting about Huckabee's strong showing in SC:McCain fairs poorly, Huckabee well in S.C. straw poll - CNN.com:

"In Spartanburg, each of the candidates gave a 10-minute speech and was evaluated on how he handled five different issues. The issues discussed were the war on terror and war in Iraq, border security and illegal immigration, fair trade, making President Bush's tax cuts permanent and social issues like abortion and gay marriage.

About 700 people participated and awarded the candidates one, three or five points. Huckabee finished first with 3,522 points, Giuliani came in second with 3,161, followed by Hunter with 3,090 and Romney with 2,972. Brownback earned 2,931 points, Cox had 2,456 and McCain got 2,027."

It's interesting how well Duncan Hunter did in both of these straw polls, even though he wasn't in attendance. (UPDATE: It appears that Hunter was in attendance at both of the events in which he fared relatively well).