by Jason George
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina might sport a palmetto tree on its state flag, but the forecast for today -- Election Day -- calls for snow, ice and relatively bitter temperatures across much of the state.
Just how will the winter weather impact South Carolina's Republican primary?
"If it's limited to the north I think it cuts into the constituency of [former Gov. Mike] Huckabee and [former Sen. Fred] Thompson. Their supporters are in here in the Up State," said Joseph Stewart, professor and chair of Clemson University's political science department.
"The other effect it could have is that 17 percent are undecided in our most recent poll – If you haven't been able to make up your mind by this point you're not going to take action you perceive as risking life and limb and go out and vote."
Such speculation is of course just that. Pundits called the good-weather forecast the day of the Iowa caucuses, "Hillary weather," arguing that clear skies and sidewalks meant Sen. Clinton's elderly supports would come out and give her a win over Sen. Barack Obama.
If you remember, the weather did turn out good that day, but the sun still shined on Obama.
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Comments
I would hope the good folks of SC vote for a president because of his abilities to lead and not who is most religious.
Posted by: bill r. | January 19, 2008 8:16 AM
Last 10 Swamp articles: 6 on Democrat Barack H. Obama, 1 on Republican Mike Huckabee, 0 on all the other candidates.
Swamp writers--all Democrat, all Obama.
Posted by: Bruce | January 19, 2008 8:35 AM
RNC Gadfly Bruce,
Barack Obama is from Chicago. The name of the newspaper that pays for this blog is the Chicago Tribune.
Now work with me on this: The aforementioned reasons are why Barack Obama gets more press.
There. That wasn't so hard was it?
Posted by: Doug Zook | January 19, 2008 9:05 AM
Last 10 Swamp articles: 6 on Democrat Barack H. Obama, 1 on Republican Mike Huckabee, 0 on all the other candidates.
Swamp writers--all Democrat, all Obama.
Posted by: Bruce
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Pure Rove-ian strategy by the right wing media. They fear Hillary so much that they support Obama, a newbie that the gop will chew up and spit out.
Posted by: Bruce Y | January 19, 2008 9:26 AM
Republican South Carolina Primary - Prediction Time!
Who do you predict will win the Republican South Carolina Presidential Primary?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1553
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Posted by: PaulM | January 19, 2008 11:44 AM
Clearly, Fred Thompson split the ticket and allowed McCain to win as Ross Perot split the ticket on H Bush allowing Billy C. to win in South Carolina.
Due to what I now call the “Fred Thompson chicken block” on Huckabee, Thompson allowed McCain to win S.C. with an otherwise 2nd place vote count. By McCain’s win, Huckabee’s supporters were given a greater national responsibility than before to also correct the Fred Thompson “Vote Block” mayhem in South Carolina and go forward to win Florida. Everyone knows that the GOP has started eating their own for sport and the most electable candidates are defending themselves from the otherwise “no plan” “no accomplishment” competitors where the last one standing may be the weakest GOP candidates.
Remember, Bob Dole and George H. Bush got hamburgered because the young voters would not or could not relate or associate with them and the same goes for McCain, not to mention the other bones in his closet. That means the democrats will win!
Posted by: David, Oregon City | January 20, 2008 9:47 PM