Do the churches in the south have that kind of herd mentality?
Just from my personal observation of the Mega evangelical churches in SC, the answer is yes, the members are susceptable to a herd mentality on one issue, that being abortion.
It is an issue that evokes passion and commitment. And in a state like SC, a few thousand votes for Huckabee on this issue seperates him from being a contender rather than a pretender.
One more passing thought, the absence of Jerry Fallwell.
I always saw him as being the glue that kept evangelicals
in tow with the conservative wing of the GOP. Does any one think his passing has allowed the evangelicals to follow their own narrow path?
no, but utterly uninformed freepers get off thinking that
meanwhile does anyone even bother to ask if it was ok that Romney got probably 100% of the Mormon vote in Nevada?...and that they came out to vote 4 fold more so than non-Mormons?
is it bigoted for and herd mentality for Mormons to vote for their kind?