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South Carolina, get ready for Mitt Romney

By Scot Lehigh

 |  Globe Columnist  

  January 13, 2012

Dear South Carolinians, It’s been four years since your last presidential primary - and four years is an evolutionary eternity when it comes to Mitt Romney. So I’m here to help you decipher the 2012-model Mitt. What’s happened to his necktie? And why is he wearing jeans instead of a fancy suit? Don’t worry. Mitt hasn’t fallen on hard times. Dressing down is his way of signaling he’s just folks. Don’t be surprised if, by the weekend, he’s sporting a tin of Skoal in his pocket.

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