Hilton Head Island : One of the biggest differences is the state of the local economy -- Iowa and New Hampshire have unemployment rates well below the national average , but in South Carolina the unemployment rate is close to 10 % -- adding to the calculus that Newt Gingrich 's Super PAC made when it decided to unleash the anti-Bain Capital ad . Stories refer to S.C. in no-longer true , if ever , stereotypes . State population is diverse , he says ; it 's 30 % black with a growing immigrant population . Avlon : CNN does n't define the state culturally . Unemployment high , he says , but there are more moderates in Iowa than in S.C. .
Hilton Head Island : Stories refer to S.C. in no-longer true , if ever , stereotypes . State population is diverse , he says ; it 's 30 % black with a growing immigrant population . Avlon : CNN does n't define the state culturally . Unemployment high , he says , but there are more moderates in Iowa than in S.C. .