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S.C. Voting Smooth; Large Number of Absentee Ballots Requested

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January 26, 2008 10:49 AM

ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: Chris Whitmire of the South Carolina Election Commission tells ABC News that voting has been going smoothly across the state since polls opened at 7am ET.

They have no reports of machine problems so far. Last week they had issues with the electronic voting machines in Horry County.

Whitmire will not predict an overall turnout figure for today but points ABC News to the large number of absentee ballots requested for the Democratic primary – 38,508.

He said that in comparison, 22,000 were issued last week for the Republican primary and traditionally the Republican primary sees a larger number of absentee ballot requests. So while he will not predict a turnout number, he said the absentee Democratic ballot request may indicate a large turnout.

January 26, 2008 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (13)

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Hillary wins when all absentee ballots are counted LMAO

Posted by: steve | Jan 26, 2008 11:06:58 AM

A large turnout is good for Barack and good for the Democratic Party's chances this November. The Republicans just are not excited this year. Bush fatigue.

Posted by: Keith | Jan 26, 2008 11:22:48 AM

What the article didn't say was that a large number of absentee ballots have been requested... by New Yorkers, lol. You know, the same New Yorkers who also voted in New Hampshire.

Okay, that's a joke, but would anyone be surprised?

Posted by: Paul | Jan 26, 2008 11:27:46 AM

Absentee can be attributed also to the large amount of military based in South Carolina.

Posted by: Chicago Paul | Jan 26, 2008 11:33:06 AM

No Paul, I would not be surprised. I put nothing past the hillbillies from arkansas. They give razorback a whole new meaning, don't they?!

Posted by: LA in Indian | Jan 26, 2008 11:42:42 AM

The UFO over Stevensville, Texas is a better conspiracy story...with more credible eyewitness testimony!

Posted by: Chicago Paul | Jan 26, 2008 12:07:12 PM

Watch the outcome of the South Carolina primary -- the blacks will overwhelmingly push for Obama in an effort to recolor the face of America in the world as black. I wonder how it looks to recolor the face of Kenya in the world as white?

Posted by: MG1220 | Jan 26, 2008 12:54:21 PM

I do not know why the rumors against Obama show up on the election day AGAIN! Is this how Hilary won New Hampshire and Nevada?

Posted by: GT | Jan 26, 2008 1:03:36 PM

I believe the Clintons have a right to be angry and hurt.For decades they have backed black issues. Obama's participation in the civilrights movement are minimal at best. The S.C. blacks loyalty to the Clintons leaves a lot to be desired.

Posted by: roncraw | Jan 26, 2008 1:37:16 PM

If Clinton pulls an upset victory over Obama, expect his campaign and supporters to claim fraud and demand a recount just like in New Hampshire.

Posted by: Joseph | Jan 26, 2008 2:25:24 PM

Despite protests to the contrary, the Obama campaign very clearly and actively sought an opportunity to inject race into the 2008 campaign leading into Nevada and South Carolina. (see the four-page memo leaked from his campaign that outlined his race strategy – the same memo that Tim Russert held up during the SC debate).

But Clinton wasn't giving them anything to label "racist" so they first went with the wholly benign "fairy tale" as being racist to describe one of Obama's positions. Hardly racist. Then his campaign picked up on Clinton’s MLK comment and misinterpreted it.

He needed to trick and incite African Americans, while distancing himself enough personally so as not to be obvious to whites, Hispanics and others.

Obama is a con man. He needs to keep in mind, however, that if his race is going to held out as a reason to vote FOR him, it must also be a valid reason to vote AGAINST him. He can't have it both ways.

His tactics may work in SC, but will fail long term. America won’t stand for four years of an Obama adminstration’s racial slicing and dicing.

Posted by: be | Jan 26, 2008 5:17:10 PM

"We had a miraculous victory in Iowa," Michelle Obama said. "Ain't no black people in Iowa!”

For not wanting to make race an issue in the campaign, we sure do hear a lot about race from the Obamas don't we? Despite their protests, it's clearly always about race with them.

Their diviseness is NOT the direction we should be moving in this country.

Posted by: Jack | Jan 26, 2008 5:43:20 PM

Iam a 61 year old black female and I
will be voting for Hillary Clinton, she
has the experience and knowledge to
move us as blacks ahead. I have seen
blacks do for other-look at South
Carolina not to much advancement too
many rual area with outdoor toliets and
not enough High Tech jobs for advancement-It is almost still like a
slave state. Where is the money going
given from the Federal Government to
South Carolina for opportunties for the
betterment of? The Blacks are looking to
put a Black in office to help them-blacks never help each other just them
selves.

Posted by: Cecilia | Jan 30, 2008 7:05:40 PM

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