Obama Blow Out In South Carolina
Democrat Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) defeated his chief rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), in today’s South Carolina Democrat primary by a 2 - 1 margin. With 100% of the precincts reporting, Obama had garnered 55% of the vote with Clinton winning 27%. Former Sen. John Edwards had 18%.
While this win certainly does not guarantee Obama the nomination, he has certainly gained momentum going into Florida’s primary on January 29th. While Clinton was prepared for a loss, pundits were predicting a 10% - 15% margin. Instead Obama has managed to beat the candidate who was thought to be the inevitable nominee by 28%.
After finishing a distant third in his home state, and a state that he won in 2004, it is questionable as to how long Edwards can remain in the race. While Edwards does possess some personal wealth, he cannot self-finance in a national race like Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Without a victory behind him, Edwards fundraising will probably slow to a trickle.
cross posted at the Campaign Edge
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