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Palmetto Primaries

Republicans and Democrats don't even hold their primaries on the same day in South Carolina.  While South Carolina has an uncanny record of predicting the Republican nominee, it may be more important for determining the the role race and gender play in selecting the Democratic nominee this year.

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  • January 2008

    • Huckabee Bids for SC Bounce

      CBS  |  Jan 18, 08 5:35 PM CST

      Huckabee Bids for SC Bounce

      (Newser) - With Mike Huckabee drawing attention in South Carolina for remarks about the Confederate flag and gay marriage, new polls have the former Arkansas governor drawing even with—or ahead of—John McCain ahead of tomorrow's Republican presidential primary. Huckabee stood up yesterday for the right of sons of the South to display the flag, which McCain called "a racist symbol." More »

    • McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

      Reuters  |  Jan 18, 08 2:50 PM CST

      McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and John McCain lead their fields 1 day before important contests in Nevada and South Carolina, Reuters reports. In Nevada, a Reuters/Zogby poll puts Clinton up 42% to 37% over Barack Obama, with John Edwards at 12%. In South Carolina, the poll has John McCain at 29%, ahead of Mike Huckabee at 22% and Mitt Romney at 15%. More »

    • Romney Trims SC Prospects, Eyes Nevada

      Politico  |  Jan 17, 08 12:17 PM CST

      Romney Trims SC Prospects, Eyes Nevada

      (Newser) - With polls placing him third in South Carolina's primary Saturday, Mitt Romney is conceding and turning attention to all-but-forgotten Nevada caucuses. Romney says “it doesn’t make a lot of sense to put a few drops” in a GOP bucket that John McCain’s already filled, but Politico says Romney's “erasing a bit of recent history”: He spent earlier massively in Palmetto country. More »

    • McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

      State (Columbia, SC)  |  Jan 17, 08 10:10 AM CST

      McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

      (Newser) - John McCain leads the pack in the GOP race for South Carolina, two new polls show, with Mike Huckabee in second place, the State reports. A Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll updated today gives McCain 29% of voters to Huckabee's 22%; Fred Thompson follows with 14% and Mitt Romney 12%. Clemson University also finds 29% preferring McCain, while Huckabee pulls 22%. Fred Thompson ties Romney for third place at 13%. More »

    • Romney Rolls Into SC

      New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 7:12 PM CST

      Romney Rolls Into SC

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney rolled into South Carolina today, hoping to cash in on the momentum from his win in Michigan but positioning himself as the underdog in Saturday's primary. "It would be an enormous surprise if he was unable to win here," he said of John McCain. Romney vowed to "fight for every job we have in this country," continuing the theme of economic recovery that served him well in his native state. More »

    • McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

      Associated Press  |  Jan 16, 08 9:39 AM CST

      McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

      (Newser) - Citing "deceitful smear tactics" by "fringe elements," John McCain's campaign is on the offensive against a flier circulating in South Carolina attacking his war record—an echo of the attacks that derailed his 2000 candidacy. The flier, sent to some 80 newspaper editors, claims McCain betrayed his fellow POWs to get better treatment while a prisoner in Vietnam, reports the AP. "This is ugly even by South Carolina standards," notes Greg Sargent on Talking Points Memo. More »

    • In SC Primary, It's Values vs. Defense Voters

      Politico  |  Jan 14, 08 12:45 PM CST

      In SC Primary, It's Values vs. Defense Voters

      (Newser) - The pastor and the POW have exposed a deep divide in the South Carolina GOP, reports Politico, with the national security faithful on one side and diehard social conservatives on the other. Ahead of this weekend’s primary, Mike Huckabee is traveling to churches and John McCain is dispatching teams of veterans on a tour; the two have been trading the frontrunner position. More »

    • S.C. Activists Weigh In on Obama-Clinton Race Rift

      NPR  |  Jan 14, 08

      The Marvelettes, three powerful political insiders in Orangeburg, S.C. %u2014 Labrena Aiken-Furtick, Gilda Cobb-Hunter and Baraka Cheeseboro %u2014 talk with Michele Norris about negative reaction to the injection of race into Democratic primary politics.

    • Obama to SC Blacks: Have Faith

      Politico  |  Jan 12, 08 6:10 PM CST

      Obama to SC Blacks: Have Faith

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is putting religion over race in the Palmetto State, where almost half of Democratic voters are black—a strategy that has worked for President Bush twice, Politico reports. As in Iowa, Obama has held faith forums throughout the state and even stumped in conservative, white churches. Some sneered that the strategy proves he isn't “black enough,” but recent voting stats are in his favor. More »

    • Why Edwards Still Matters

      Washington Post  |  Jan 12, 08 3:01 PM CST

      Why Edwards Still Matters

      (Newser) - He may have lost Iowa and New Hampshire, but don’t forget about John Edwards just yet, even if he’s not going to win the nomination, writes the Washington Post’s Dan Balz. Trumped by the celebrity and fundraising might of Clinton and Obama, Edwards will likely have to settle for a role as spoiler—but in this year's race, that's no small thing. More »

    • Thompson Slashes Staff Salaries

      Washington Post  |  Jan 9, 08 6:19 AM CST

      Thompson Slashes Staff Salaries

      (Newser) - After drawing only 1% of the vote in yesterday's New Hampshire primary, Fred Thompson's  struggling campaign is cutting salaries and focusing available funds on a last-ditch push in South Carolina, the Washington Post reports. Resources will go to a South Carolina bus tour and ad campaign; the senator-turned-actor will likely be skipping Michigan. More »

    • After NH, What’s Next?

      New York Times  |  Jan 7, 08 8:36 PM CST

      After NH, What&rsquo;s Next?

      (Newser) - After tomorrow's New Hampshire primary separates the early winners from losers, the trail will change radically, the New York Times reports. South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida will bring more diverse racial demographics into play and turn up the heat on bread-and-butter issues. "All of a sudden you’re playing on a magnified stage," recalls a strategist who worked with John McCain in 2000. More »

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South Carolina state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15.1% increase since the 1990 census. Capital and largest city, Columbia. ...

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