SC Primary - - Live Thread

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[tomkat]

It's 0930 EST and there's nothing in the sidebar that looks like a live thread for the SC primary . . .

[mojitojoe]

UGH, I loathe those 2 men. This was the defining moment when I officially began to HATE John McCain and knew he would never win the election. Newt is no wimp like McCain was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrnRU3ocIH4

[Right_in_Virginia]

But I know who John Anderson is now.

You're WAY ahead of me :)

[Sybeck1]

Huck looks sad. Wishing he would have ran?

[Kaosinla]

386 of 2,136

Newt
Gingrich 41% 38,238 17

Mitt
Romney27% 25,356 0

Rick
Santorum 17% 16,111 0

Ron
Paul 13% 11,938 0

Rick
Perry 1% 936 0

[Shortstop7]

Duh to me. Thanks!

[snowsislander]

The trend at the New York Times primary reporting is very encouraging:

Primary Results

8:10 PM ET 2:00  |  18% reporting

Candidate		Votes	Percent		Delegates
	Newt Gingrich	38,589	40.9%		—
	Mitt Romney	25,525	27.0		—
	Rick Santorum	16,204	17.2		—
	Ron Paul	12,033	12.7		—
	Others Show all	2,091	2.2		—
	Rick Perry	939	1.0		—
	Herman Cain	723	0.8		—
	Jon Huntsman	275	0.3		—
	Michele Bachmann	110	0.1		—
	Gary Johnson	44	0.0		—

[JediJones]

Newt is a genius with humanity, including the flaws and foibles that implies. I think it’s a magical combination for a politician. We want someone we can relate to but also someone who can achieve great things. Newt is a conservative not because it’s been programmed into him as an ideology, but because he’s smart enough to know that conservatism works. Conservatism is the pragmatic choice. It gets the best results. A person can be great without being perfect. If the doubters of Newt can wrap their heads around that last concept then hopefully we can unite behind him and make his momentum unstoppable all the way through November.

[seekthetruth]

Hubby and I will be there. Allen West is also speaking. FreepMail me if you get to make it. I know many great patriots in South Florida who will be there too. And some are FL Freepers too. :)

[Lady Lucky]

Romney did indeed congratulate Gingrich, early in the speech. Then went on to slam him repeatedly.

[Windcatcher]

I must be getting old, because I recognized the name immediately... :^/

[tcrlaf]

CNN John King - Romney has Jeb Bush endorsement “Wrapped Up” in Florida.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Interesting tidbit....as of right now, Rick is closer to Mitt than Mitt is to Newt!

Hank

[snippy_about_it]

Wow. Thanks. :-)

[Fresh Wind]

18% in
Newt 40.9
Milt 27.0
Santorum 17.2
Eyebrow 12.5

Love to see Santorum overtake Romney!

[Revolting cat!]

Gary’s doing well. Wait for the rest of the precincts. GO GARY!

[central_va]

There will always be hope for the republic as long as there is a South Carolina....

God bless the Palmetto state!

[I_be_tc]

Gave last week and again 2 minutes ago. Go Newt!!

[Kaosinla]

I definitely will let you know...hoping the boss doesn’t have me in the office.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I’ll be phone banking and donating to Newt here in Florida. WHOOHOO!

[Grandma Pam]

This Perry supporter and her husband voted absentee for Perry last weekend. I really thought he’d stay in the race until after the SC primary, but he did the honorable thing and dropped out and graciously endorsed Newt.

If that makes me an idiot, so be it.

BTW, all of the candidates’ names were still on the ballots, even though there were signs up saying that Bachman, Cain, Huntsman, etc. were no longer in the race. So I figure there were people who voted for them even though they’d already dropped out.