Mid-Day Round-Up In SC
In Upstate, where rain is expected to turn to snow later today, the AP reports that "polling officials around the state said they believed turnout in some areas was heavy early because of the forecasts." Mauldin, SC (Greenville County), poll manager Marsha Christian: "We've been busy all morning. I think people are coming early because of the snow."
And in Horry County (Myrtle Beach), Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire said that voters who were unable to use malfunctioning voting machines, could use "a napkin, a paper towel" to write the name of a candidate and put it in a ballot box.
The State reports low voter turnout at "a couple of the larger Lexington County precincts," and frustrated voters who were "surprised to find their polling places closed."
Mike Huckabee"created quite a scene" at a polling place in Richland County this morning, as "about 30 people, mostly media members crowded around Huckabee" and later " blocked traffic as they followed Huckabee across the street, where he greeted campaign workers."
John McCain "made an appearance" at West Ashley Middle School where he greeted "about three dozen supporters for 10 minutes."
Without a doubt, Huckabee is the most dishonest campaigner in either party. All the dirty tricks and lies that surrounded his campaigns in Arkansas have surfaced again in IA and SC.
Huckabee''s only honest statement so far is that he "must have done something right" to be re-elected twice in a Democratic state. The "something right" that he did was running his office like a Democrat and his campaigns like a Clinton.
Congrats to Romney! That's three first place finishes now. Now when Fred takes 4th in SC and drops out, most of his supporters wil get behind Mitt (I just don't see any good conservative Fredheads getting behing liberals like Huckabee or McAmnesty). That gives Mitt 5-15 more points per state from here on out. Go Mitt!
Huckabee is hated by "old money republicans" even more than McCain. Huckabee's record has been slammed by the Club For Growth, the Wall Street Journal and other "old money power brokers". The lobbyist and other big money players are frightened at the thought of the FairTax. Who needs the all the law offices in DC if there is no income tax?