[TYVets]

Interesting statistic:

A little over 400,000 people voted in the Republican SC primary in 2008.

560,000 voted in the Republican SC primary in 2000.

It could have been the weather, but over 160,000 Republicans sat out today

The vote in the Republican SC primary is down 28% ,,,,2000 vs 2008

The population of South Carolina has grown 10% 2000 to 2007.

Based on population, what caused the vote in the South Carolina Republican primary to be down 35% ?

[Antoninus]

Based on population, what caused the vote in the South Carolina Republican primary to be down 35% ?

I don't know, but it's ominous. We could seriously be looking at a Republican wipe out of historic proportions in November.

[khnyny]

That’s actually very interesting.

[over3Owithabrain]

Yikes! Republicans are a depressed and disgusted voting bloc it seems.

[nicmarlo]

ping to #2837.

the South Carolina Republican primary...down 35%

Interesting.

[BohDaThone]

No party registration in South Carolina. No serious Dem race in 2000. Armageddon in the GOP. Many middle road or slightly conservative will vote in Dem primary next week. IN 2000, all would have voted in GOP. Still, 400K is disappointing. Gop officials were saying 500K. Let’s see what the final total is, when all votes in.