In the highly religious state of South Carolina, a public show of contrition can be a “double-edged” sword, said Gibbs Knotts, chairman of the political science department at South Carolina’s College of Charleston.
“You’ve got a high number of fundamentalist Christians in the district, and they’re going to be particularly bothered with some of Sanford’s sins; but on the other hand, it’s a religion and a group of people who do believe in forgiveness.
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