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South Carolina Democratic Primary Election Results – 2020 Real Time

February 29, 2020 Politisite Aggregator 1

Below are live South Carolina Democratic Party Primary Election Results for 2020.  Polls close at 7:00 pm and election results should be posted within a half hour of polls being closed.

Note: Crossover voting is allowed in South Carolina and some groups have been posting on social media to disrupt a Joe Biden win by voting for Bernie Sanders. We think Operation Chaos voting will not be significant enough to change the outcome of the South Carolina Democratic Primary.

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South Carolina Democratic Primary Results – PolitiSite Election Projection

February 28, 2020 Albert N. Milliron 0

While Bernie Sanders was closing in on Joe Biden in the South Carolina Primary,  Joe Biden is expected to pull out a win when all the votes are counted on February 29, 2020.

It wasn’t because a great debate performance during the 10th Democratic Debate in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday and it wasn’t because of a major South Carolina state newspaper endorsement., it all came down to the single most important endorsement by an individual.  That individual is House Majority Whip Congressman Jim Clyburn.  Frankly, South Carolina Democrat politics is the among the few states that have people of color making up the majority of voters. These voters look to Clyburn for guidance and (more often then not) follow his lead by pulling the lever for the candidate he endorses.

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Full Transcript – CBS News 10th Democratic Debate Charleston, South Carolina

February 26, 2020 Politisite Aggregator 1

This is the full rush transcript from CBS News Democratic primary debate on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. ** NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the battle for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, where everything is on the line. GAYLE KING, CO-HOST, “CBS THIS MORNING”: Seven candidates face off in the final debate before the South Carolina and Super Tuesday primaries. I’m Gayle King. O’DONNELL: And I’m Norah […]

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South Carolina Pre-Debate Democratic Nomination Polling

February 25, 2020 Politisite Aggregator 0

South Carolina Pre-debate Democratic Presidential Nomination Polling Latest 2020 Polling has the South Carolina Democratic Primary winners as follows Joe Biden +5.1 Sanders Steyer Buttigieg Warren Klobuchar Gabbard Related South Carolina Democratic Primary Polling stories: Real Clear Politics FiveThirtyEight – South Carolina Democratic Primary 2020 South Carolina Primary – Election Central We will post a full post-debate analysis and our Politisite Political Projections after the Charleston debate.

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Governor Elect Haley tells Oprah No Susan Smith interview

January 1, 2011 Politisite 0

South Carolina’s governor-elect says she won’t allow talk show queen Oprah Winfrey access to Susan Smith, serving life in prison for killing her two sons. Nikki Haley’s decision Thursday not to grant Winfrey access to Smith continues the state Department of Corrections’ policy of prohibiting inmates from conducting interviews, The (Charleston) Post and Courier reported Friday. “While Gov.-elect Haley has great respect for Oprah, let’s be clear: Ms. Smith got […]

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Which States Will Gain or Lose Seats in Congress

December 21, 2010 Politisite 0

Just as we reported in September based on some raw data figures, The Northeast and Midwest would lose House seats while the South and Southwest would gains. Census Announces List of States’ Congressional Seat Gains/Losses The Census Bureau just completed its one duty specifically described in the Constitution — to count the number of people living in the United States and apportion them to determine how many Congressional seats go […]

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Alvin Greene Plans Presidential Run in 2012 as a REPUBLICAN!

November 21, 2010 Politisite 0

Alvin Greene has decided to mad a bid for President in 2012. He related to a local radio show, that he is upset with the Democratic party’s lack of support for his Senate Bid against Senator Jim DeMint and will run as a Republican. This comes after the GOP and Tea Party got behind and African-American Candidate in SC, Tim Scott. Scott was able to beat the grand son for Strom Thurmond in the Primaries and easley beat the Democrat candidate in the Midterm. Greene figures he should get better support from the GOP.

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Black GOP Candidates Poised to Score Historic Election Victory

October 27, 2010 Politisite 0

In an earlier story we had mentioned that there were 32 African-Americans running under the Republican Banner during the 2010 Primary.
Although Most of the News has been about Florida’s Allen West and South Carolina’s Tim Scott, there are 12 other black GOP candidates looking to make history in this year’s midterms:

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Poll: Top Democrats to lose the South

October 27, 2010 Politisite 0

In their latest look at House races around the country, The Hill sees the South slipping away from Democrats in a big way.  Veterans like John Spratt in South Carolina, Allen Boyd in Florida, and Jim Marshall in Georgia face almost certain defeat, according to the new polling.  With the big dogs dropping, the freshmen don’t have much of  a chance, either: Nowhere are Democrats more clearly threatened with heavy […]