S.C. GOP to leapfrog Arizona primary
politico.com
By JUANA SUMMERS
9/13/11 9:14 AM EDT
Updated: 9/13/11 10:41 AM EDT

South Carolina Republicans are reacting swiftly to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s decision to defy the Republican National Committee guidelines and move her state’s primary to the same date they’ve got for theirs, promising they won’t remain on the calendar together for long.

South Carolina Republican Party Chair Chad Connelly says if his state can’t be alone in picking a presidential nominee on Feb. 28, they’re going to change to do a date when they can — setting off a likely domino effect of early state timing changes.

“We’re not going to share our date with anybody,â€