When Shawn and Virginia Dumais of Anderson, S.C., missed Donald Trump’s visit to their home state, they decided to drive 1,100 miles (nearly from the Georgia border) to attend his final rally here ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

“We’re die-hard supporters,” Shawn said as he waited, along with thousands of others, for Trump to take the stage at the Verizon Wireless Arena here. “We’d go everywhere he would if I had the money.”

If you’re wondering how Trump, a businessman turned reality star with a history of taking liberal positions could be on the verge of winning the first Republican primary and quite possibly the GOP nomination, speaking with Shawn and Virginia would be a good place to start.