SC Nuggets, As The Polls Close

* CNN exit polls indicate:
SC primary voters overwhelmingly ranked the economy as the top issue, and close to 90% of all primary voters view the economy as not good or poor;
74% ready for a woman president;
77% ready to elect a black president .

* AP early exit poll results:

African-Americans Obama 81%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 1%
African-American women Obama 82%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 0%
Whites Edwards 39%, Clinton 36%, Obama 24%
Edwards winning white men, Clinton white women.

* “Fifty-seven percent of SC Den primary voters said Bill Clinton’s campaigning was important in their vote.”

* Sources in SC say turnout was extremely high in several black precincts in Richland County today (Hotline sources).

* Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said he voted around 8 a.m. but "I'm still not going to tell who I voted for" (MSNBC).

* Edwards adviser Joe Trippi was on MSNBC tonight complaining about robo calls the Clinton camp made throughout SC last night. ABC News reports that a series of anti-Edwards robo calls are being conducted on behalf of the HRC campaign, reminding voters that Edwards worked for a hedge fund “that had ties to sub prime lending and home foreclosures” (“Political Radar”). Read the text of the robo-call here.

The Edwards camp responded to HRC "robocalls" saying Edwards supports permanent trade relations with China and Wall Street interests, calling the charges "outrageous." Edwards chair David Bonior: "We've been moving up and they obviously don't want to place second" ("The Trail").