John McCain’s Scouth Carolina win can hardly be called a “clincher.” Mike Huckabee, who lost by only three percentage points, was hurt by “a perfect storm:” a very low voter turnout where 58 percent of registered voters identify themselves as “evangelicals,” a prediction of snow in the Upstate where his evangelical support was strongest, and Fred Thompson’s dip into the Religious Right vote.
Thompson’s strong anti-abortion stance coupled with Huckabee being labeled (amazingly) “the liberal Republican” were factos in McCain’s narrow lead.
McCain had the “establishment” vote: endorsements from the state’s leading politicians and newspapers and heavy support from South Carolina’s military installations.
The top three GOP candidates poured money into the state, and the fact they are strapped for funds is an indication of overall party disillusionment not only with its field of hopefuls, but its trend away from "true conservatism."
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A warm welcome to the naturally curious, the politically engaged and constant learners. I am a retired newspaper editor with a fickle foe, retinitis pigmentosa, or RP. While my sense of sight is waning, my "vision" is not, and, by God, I can still see my dreams!
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Wouldn't "we the people" love to have a few fists full of some of those big bucks they spend to get a political position. Food, clothing, shelter, health care, education,... These are things I see going down the drain when I see political ads. And even more so with pharmaceutical ads! Geezzzzzzzzz! Time for the alarm to buzz loud enough to wake up America.
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