Obama got about 25% of the white vote with Clinton and Edwards splitting the rest.
>Oh. So the analysis I read last nite that said SC showed some probs with Obama because he got 80% of the black vote, but only 40% of the white was correct? Thanks.
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>>It is not really representative of the rest of the U.S. What is signifant though is the number of voters turning out and how they voted.
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>>After writing that, we must remember that Jessie Jackson won the SC primary twice (84 and 88)...
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>>>From those who live in this area, or follow primaries closely, how much significance is there to the total votes in the SC primary?:
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http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/obama-beat-mcca.html