That didn’t stop several fred supporters from the “dirty trick” of claiming Romney had “pulled out” of South Carolina.
Because the guy in 3rd place in the polls always pulls out to let the guy in 4th place have an easier time.
What is your reasoning for Mitt stopping all his ad buys in South Carolina and Florida?
Either he's running out of money and has only enough money left for Michigan and maybe Nevada, or he's preparing to drop out of the race if he loses Michigan.
Either way, he's not seriously competing in South Carolina.