South Carolina More Important Than Iowa And New Hampshire?

[Dos Equis]

Heard (and read) that no Republican in modern times has won the nomination without winning South Carolina. 

Here are the 2008 results:

McCain 147,686, 33%
Huckabee 132,943, 30%
Thompson 69,651, 16%
Romney 68,142, 15%
Paul 16,154, 4%
Giuliani 9,557, 2%
Hunter 1,051, 0%

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#val=SC

Not sure what the current polling is?

[240 is Back]

Heard (and read) that no Republican in modern times has won the nomination without winning South Carolina. 

Perry's up 15 or 17 there at the moment.

Romney and NEWT have both led there, this year.  Trump and bachmann both had solid 2nd's, too didn't they?

Where SC is today matters not.  Perry's enjoying the same "I just announced!" BUMP that mitt and bachmann enjoyed.  Once he does his first debate and has to defend the  9+ nutbag things he said i his book, his numbers will drop.  He's the flavor of the week.

[Dos Equis]

Link?

[240 is Back]

Link?

LMFAO at NEWT leading at one point!!! hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/sc/south_carolina_republican_presidential_primary-1590.html

SC primary takes place pretty late - feb 28th.  by then, GOP voters have 1 or 2 viable options to choose from.

[Dos Equis]

Thank you. 

Current polling:

Perry   33.5%
Romney  16.%
Cain 9%
Gingrich 6%
Paul 4%
Santorum 3%
Huntsman 2%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/sc/south_carolina_republican_presidential_primary-1590.html

[240 is Back]

if perry loses the first 5 primaries, and isn't top 2 by then, nobody will waste their SC vote on him.