FILE - In this July 24, 1988 file photo, Lee Atwater, then-campaign manager for Vice President George Bush is seen prior to the taping of CBS-TV's "Face The Nation" in Washington. While attack politics happen in every state, South Carolina's reputation for electoral mudslinging and bare-knuckled brawling is well-earned. Why there? Largely because of the high stakes. South Carolina has always picked the GOP's eventual nominee since the primary's inception in 1980. And money, nerves and time are usually running out for almost everyone but the front-runner after Iowa and New Hampshire, often leading challengers to go for the jugular. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)