Bush Visits South Carolina On Heels Of Democratic Primary Wednesday February 04, 2004 3:41pm Does Exploration of Mars Justify the Cost at NASA?  Yes  No  Undecided ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Charleston, SC (AP) - President Bush (website - news - bio) visits South Carolina Thursday to make a speech on homeland security. But it appears there is a political subtext to the visit to Charleston. The visit comes two days after the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary. College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore says it's clear there is a political motivation to the trip. Bush visited New Hampshire last week just after the nation's first Democratic presidential primary. This will be Bush's fifth visit to South Carolina in the last two years. Moore says the Bush visit can help offset the recent publicity Democrats received with their first-in-the-South primary. Moore says the Bush campaign is not expected to spend much of its 140-million dollars for ads until the Democratic opponent is clear. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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