One thing that is sad, but to be expected, is how voters will change over the course of the primaries. Very often a voter will prefer a candidate over the others, but he will not see his choice as having a chance of winning so instead of voting for his choice, he will pick out of the candidates he sees as having a viable chance of winning. As Obama gains more ground, you may see a lot of Edwards voters splitting between Clinton and Obama and virtually knocking Edwards completely out of the race.


>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