Primary Election 2012: Conservative Fears Of Permanent Welfare State May Create Wild Ride

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- At this weekend's South Carolina GOP convention, Republican lawmakers warned that a second term for President Obama would kill America's independent spirit and guarantee a permanent big government welfare state.

If voters agree, look out. The Republican primary may turn out to be a wild ride, and a surprise candidate could emerge late in the game.

Sen. Jim DeMint, the Palmetto State’s conservative firebrand, has said for months said the upcoming presidential election “is our last chance to get it right.”

“2012 is when we have to lay it all on the line," DeMint told a few thousand delegates. "We have to go to the mat.”

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