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Rain Turns Out for GOP SC Primary, Too

Posted Jan 19, 08 11:11 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Today's forecast for parts of South Carolina calls for up to 3 inches of snow, but analysts say if turnout is low in today’s GOP primary, it’ll be because of the candidates, not the weather. Times have changed: “People would have walked through broken glass in their bare feet to vote (for Ronald Reagan),” one GOP strategist tells The State.

Republican voters are now forced to choose the “least unacceptable” candidate, said Neal Thigpen. He predicts low turnout will benefit Mike Huckabee, while a strong showing will help John McCain. Palmetto State voters can vote in either primary, and analysts are unsure if independents will turn out today or wait for next week’s Democratic contest.

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Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, takes the stage to talk to supporters on the eve of the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at The...   (Associated Press)
Poll manager Gary Gardner, right, a retired member of the U.S. Navy, helps Steve Denniston, a member of the Goose Creek Rural Fire Department, prepare to cast his vote in the South Carolina Republican...   (Associated Press)
Voters Arlene Cochran, front left. and her husband Michael, front right, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., turn out to cast their vote in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary at the Jones Recreational...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee shakes hands with Mary Ann Mills at a polling place in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Voters at the active adult community of Sun City walk in the rain to vote in the South Carolina Republican primary January 19, 2008 in Bluffton, South Carolina. With over 12,000 residents, many of whom...   (Getty Images)
Voters at the active adult community of Sun City vote in the South Carolina Republican primary January 19, 2008 in Bluffton, South Carolina. With over 12,000 residents, many of whom are retired veterans,...   (Getty Images)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee with wife Janet Huckabee walks under an umbrella at a polling place in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
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