CNN reports:
With the Republican presidential race now moving to South Carolina, party activists here are in the final stages of organizing a candidate forum to be held Friday evening in the conservative stronghold of Spartanburg County, CNN has learned.
The forum is being sponsored by the Greenville and Spartanburg County Republican parties, two of the largest county party organizations in the state.
South Carolina Reps. Trey Gowdy and Jeff Duncan – two freshman House members who represent the area in Congress – will moderate the event, expected to draw at least 500 people to a high school gym in the town of Duncan.
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman have confirmed their participation. Organizers are still awaiting responses from Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
