many issues. he is not at all a conservative, never has been. if he were conservative, he would have never gotten elected as governor of massachusetts. >> thank you for such an awesome turn out. >> also supporting romney is the last guy to win the south carolina primaries. senator john mccain. who's popularity here endures as a vietnam war hero and former prisoner of war. mccain has been reaching out on behalf of romney to his old circle of friends in south carolina. >> any way that i can help and i can probably help, i think, with the large veterans population here as well as the people -- very patriotic state. if romney wins here, he will be the next president of the united states. >> while campaign supporters say they are under no illusions it will be easy to win this state,