derail mitt romney in south carolina. there is a new poll that shows romney leading newt gingrich by two points. that s a statistical tie. santorum and ron paul appear to be fighting for third place. augusta chronicle newspaper and savanna morning news newspaper. mitt romney suspect by nine points in the real clear average of the polls. jonathan serrie is live in colombia, south carolina. jonathan. hey, shep. with mitt romney the apparent frontrunner in the state. you have the other g.o.p. contenders trying to portray themselves as the romney alternative. all they they are going about it in very different ways. for example, rick santorum, a catholic who appealed to religious conservatives in iowa is trying to do the same in south carolina where evangelical christian voters are a strong presence, especially in the upstate region. more people go to church on sunday in america than go to all the professional sporting events combined in america in a year. meanwhile rick perry is