By KASIE HUNT
Associated Press
MAULDIN, S.C. – Mitt Romney didn’t win in South Carolina in 2008, but he’s back in the state and looking to capitalize on his strong position atop this year’s field of Republican presidential candidates. He hopes to sway voters who were cool to him four years ago.
The former Massachusetts governor’s mission recently became easier, as several rivals struggle to mend damaged campaigns ahead of Saturday’s debate on foreign policy.
Rick Perry is spending nearly $1 million on a national ad buy as he tries to recover from a gaffe in a debate earlier this week when he couldn’t name the third federal Cabinet agency he says he’d eliminate.