Tight race in South Carolina with McCain leading

NY Times:

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Senator John McCain were locked in a tight race in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, as the dueling presidential candidates jockeyed to carve out a slight advantage in the fiercely competitive Republican field.

With about a quarter of the precincts reporting, Mr. McCain, of Arizona, was leading with 35 percent of the vote, ahead of Mr. Huckabee’s 28 percent.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney, who coasted to an easy victory earlier on Saturday in the Nevada caucuses, was vying for third place with Fred Thompson, the former senator of Tennessee.

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Fox News is saying that the exit polls shows despite the narrow lead for McCain among Republicans who voted in the primary they are tied at 30 percent each. This may be a problem for McCain as the campaign moves into states where only Republicans can vote. There is some speculation that Thompson may withdraw. There is some speculation that the stop McCain vote will switch to Rudy Giuliani.

McCain has "won" with just 33 percent of the vote. This is less than an overwhelming mandate. In Florida he leads with about 25 percent of the voters. He needs to figure out why two-thirds of Republicans don't like him if he winds up winning the nomination. Here is a list of items he can start with; campaign finance reform, tax cuts, ANWR, and immigration reform. This is just off the top of my head. I am sure there are others who like him less than I who have a longer list.

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