Could Colbert Flip South Carolina in '08?

Clearly, the Jon Stewart-Stephen Colbert ironical nexus has flourished during the past six years of conservative rule. The Colbert Nation is a stateless horde of anti-Establishmentarians inveighing against the present Republican administration. But what happens when Colbert kicks it up a notch — as all good showmen must — and engages in a somewhat-real campaign, risking a fatal shark jump in the process. Clearly, Colbert registers anti-Bush voters. How many?

South Carolina — the only state where the