The 2008 Race

Political Thoughts Through the 2008 Election

NY Times Declares Clinton SC Dem Primary Winner 4 Days Early

As of 6:26pm EST on Jan 22, 2008 – a full 4 DAYS before the democrats hold their primaries in South Carolina, the NY Times has posted the following results for the SC Democratic Primary. Apparently Clinton will pull off another NH and defy the polls which put Obama in a double digit lead:

NY Times Declares Clinton SC Dem Primary Winner 4 Days Early

January 22, 2008 6:32 pm Posted by the2008race | Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, NY Times, Primary, South Carolina | , , , , , | 1 Comment

Thompson makes speech, MSNBC wonders why

As the VERY early returns were coming in from South Carolina, Fred Thompson decided to make a speech. It had all the undertones of a speech that would announce his dropping out of the race, but in the end – it was just a speech about nothing, leading Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews to wonder what it was all about.

Go to Crooks and Liars for the video

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January 20, 2008 3:01 am Posted by the2008race | Fred Thompson, South Carolina, Video | , , | No Comments Yet

E-Voting Train Wreck 2008

ES&S iVotronic Touch-Screens Fail In 100% of the County’s Precincts
Virus-Vulnerable Voting Machines Had Been Sent Home with Pollworkers on ‘Sleepovers’ Prior to Today’s Republican Primary…

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January 20, 2008 2:39 am Posted by the2008race | South Carolina, Vote Fraud | , | No Comments Yet

John McCain Wins The South Carolina Republican Primary

John McCain has won the South Carolina Republican Primary with Mike Huckabee finishing second. Democrats will square off in South Carolina next Saturday.

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January 20, 2008 2:32 am Posted by the2008race | John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Primary, South Carolina | , , , | No Comments Yet

SC Exit Polls

The SC Exit polls have been posted.

It appears to me that McCain will finish first, followed by Huckabee. Huckabee seems to have suppor of those 44 years old and younger, which consists of 33% of the vote. Meanwhile, John McCain has support of those 45 and older which consists of 67% of the turnout.

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January 20, 2008 12:29 am Posted by the2008race | John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Primary, South Carolina | , , , , | No Comments Yet