If it comes down to it …

… and McCain gets the nomination, would you support him?

Two recent polls for South Carolina suggest the momentum is shifting in his direction. First, a Rasumussen poll via NRO’s Corner blog:

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows McCain at 27% and Huckabee at 24%.

That’s a significant change since last Sunday. Just before the New Hampshire vote, Huckabee was leading McCain 28% to 21%. In mid-December, Huckabee and Romney were tied for the lead with 23% of the vote while McCain was well off the pace at 12%.

And then there’s this one, via Fox:

Following his win this week in New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain takes the lead in South Carolina — though Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are both close behind.

A new FOX News South Carolina Republican presidential primary poll shows McCain is now the front-runner with 25 percent, followed by Iowa caucus winner Huckabee at 18 percent and Romney at 17 percent. The results for all three top candidates are within the survey’s margin of sampling error.

Fred Thompson, who is from the neighboring state of Tennessee, captures the support of 9 percent, while Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul both receive 5 percent.

Now I know after NH, there is a renewed skepticism out there towards polling and pollsters, but let’s just assume for purposes of discussion that this one is a sign of things to come in SC.

There are a number of issues conservatives feel McCain has betrayed them on, with immigration at the top of the list. Could you see yourself pulling the lever for him in November against Obama or Hillary, or would you stay home?