Republican voters in the state of South Carolina will take to the polls today. Since 1980, South Carolina has chosen thenominee. The Romney campaign saw a large lead dwindle as Dr. Gingrich’s campaign poured money in to the Southern State.
We will update this post as we learn more throughout the day.
05.04 pm by LPH
How many votes did Herman Cain gain today? NY Times polls show 3.2% for “other” …
04.40 pm by LPH
“network analysts are beginning to receive actual counts of the results of the vote cast at the sample precincts where exit poll interviews were conducted, and they will begin to substitute the results for the exit poll interviews in their overall estimate.” — Mark Blumenthal
04.21 pm by LPH
Gingrich will skip ABC on Sunday roundup shows.
04.18 pm by LPH
“Less than 1/3 of the voters [of America] are conservative” — MSNBC Lawrence O’Donnell
04.16 pm by LPH
04.14 pm by LPH
According to the exit polls, Gingrich won almost half the votes from individuals who never attended college.
04.13 pm by LPH
CNN Exit polls.
04.09 pm by LPH
“This is a launch pad to Florida.” — Former Rep. John Napier.
04.03 pm by LPH
NBC News calls Newt Gingrich as the winner of the South Carolina primary.
08.41 am by LPH
A minor question I’ve been asking, is the Gingrich surge real? After all, his campaign cancelled an event Friday because only 25 people showed up to a place set for 6000. Is the because the voters have heard enough to make up their minds?
Latest polls
SC-2012 Primary: 37% Gingrich, 28% Romney, 16% Santorum, 14% Paul (PPP 1/18-20)
SC-2012 Primary: 33% Gingrich, 29% Romney, 18% Paul, 16% Santorum (YouGov 1/18-20)
SC-2012 Primary: 32% Gingrich, 26% Romney, 11% Paul, 9% Santorum (Clemson 1/18-19)
SC-2012 Primary: 32% Gingrich, 28% Romney, 13% Paul, 9% Santorum (We Ask America 1/19)
SC-2012 Primary: 35% Gingrich, 29% Romney, 15% Paul, 15% Santorum (PPP 1/18-19)
TX-2012 President: 49% Romney (R), 42% Obama (D) (PPP 1/12-15)
SC-2012 Primary: 33% Gingrich, 31% Romney, 15% Paul (Rasmussen 1/18)
OH-2012 Senate: 47% Brown (D), 32% Mandel (R) (Quinnipiac 1/9-16)
SC-2012 Primary: 34% Gingrich, 28% Romney, 15% Paul (PPP 1/18)
SC-2012 Primary: 34% Gingrich, 28% Romney, 15% Paul (PPP 1/18)
SC-2012 Primary: 33% Gingrich, 32% Romney, 19% Paul (ARG 1/17-18)
SC-2012 Primary: 32% Gingrich, 29% Romney, 15% Paul (InsiderAdvantage 1/18)
US-2012 President: 45% Obama (D), 45% Romney (R) (CBS/Times 1/12-17)
SC-2012 Primary: 31% Romney, 29% Gingrich, 9% Paul (Politico 1/17-18)
SC-2012 Primary: 34% Romney, 24% Gingrich, 16% Paul (NBC/Marist 1/16-17)
FL-2012 Primary: 43% Romney, 19% Santorum, 18% Gingrich (CNN/Time 1/13-17)
SC-2012 Primary: 33% Romney, 23% Gingrich, 16% Santorum (CNN/Time 1/13-17)
US-2012 Primary: 31% Romney, 16% Gingrich, 15% Paul (Pew 1/11-16)
NJ-2012 President: 48% Obama (D), 38% Romney (R) (Quinnipiac 1/10-16)
OH-2012 President: 44% Obama (D), 42% Romney (R) (Quinnipiac 1/9-16)
Wow! That’s a lot of numerals to digest. Thanks for taking the time to list them for me. Who cares about the primary elections anyway? I’m only partially joking. At the core of my caution, I want to know the extent to which the people polled represent the population rather than just possible or actual voters. Surely, someone has those data and I’ve missed it?
Aren’t people who do not vote abdicating their responsibility and power? Therefore, why care what they think?
In terms of voting in South Carolina, turnout was low. The weather may have influenced the turnout.
Peru requires voting – the US does not and politicians do their best to make sure people don’t vote. Ironic or sad?