January 19, 2008
GOP 2008: In South Carolina, Will There Be Blood? [Karl]

In South Carolina, Sen. John McCain visited a plant that makes armored vehicles for Iraq and Afghanistan, dropped by a polling place and then decided to take his wife, Cindy, to the movies to see There Will Be Blood.

Although I must issue a potential (movie) spolier warning, if the cranky veteran from the West defeats the preacher in the Palmetto state, I can give you a preview of McCain’s victory speech.

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  1. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 5:22 pm #

    Palmetto fall over real easy in strong wind cause they have a weak base.

  2. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 5:23 pm #

    I meant *palmetto thingers*. It’s a metaphor.

  3. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 5:24 pm #

    Oh, I got your comment-fu, grasshopper.

  4. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 5:48 pm #

    A FOX News poll Friday showed McCain holding on to his lead in South Carolina with 27 percent followed by Huckabee with 20 percent and Romney with 15 percent.

    The latest American Research Group Poll (Jan. 17-18, 600 likely Republican voters, +/- 4 percent) showed Huckabee in the lead, with 33 percent; McCain, 26 percent; Thompson, 21 percent; Romney, 9 percent; and undecided, 4 percent.

    I remembered that this is where I know “American Research Group” from.

    They’re one of the ones reporting a huge Thompson surge.
    Jan 15-16 13%
    Jan 17-18 21%

    Anyone know if they’re reputable?

  5. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 5:54 pm #

    ARG is fairly reputable, but with 19% late deciders and weather issues in SC, I wouldn’t bank on that surge. Indeed, at 4% margin of error in those polls, the movement may be less than advertised.

  6. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 5:59 pm #

    But also McCain’s supporters don’t go out when it’s cold cause of the rheumatoid.

  7. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 6:06 pm #

    I dunno; those vets are a hardy bunch.

  8. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 6:07 pm #

    Well, yeah. They’re used to living outside.

  9. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 6:08 pm #

    That was out loud wasn’t it? Oops.

  10. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 6:09 pm #

    But for happyfeet, here’s a little Fred-love from SC. I also note people turned off by Huck’s push-polling, which undermined his honesty and Christian cred. Of course, I’ve been saying that for a while…

  11. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 6:46 pm #

    He really is a strange bird, Huckabee. A strange bottom-feeding swamp bird. Like some kind of misshapen auk whose mother tried to peck to death but got away and vowed that one day he’d grow up to be the mother he never knew.

  12. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 7:10 pm #

    NPR is reporting that the evangelical vote “is not a monolithic vote.” They sound confused.

  13. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 7:18 pm #

    Huck has never gotten a majority of evangelical votes. NPR’s head ’splodes.

  14. Comment by Karl on 1/19 @ 7:30 pm #

    Update: At CNN, Fineman & Noonan amazed that Huck does not have a majority of the evangelical vote (yet).

  15. Comment by happyfeet on 1/19 @ 7:32 pm #

    That dieback concept from earlier is starting to have some appeal.

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