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Caroline Kennedy / New York Times:
A President Like My Father — OVER the years, I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting …
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Associated Press:
Obama runs away with SC primary — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS — Here's Bill Clinton this afternoon discounting Barack Obama's expected victory in South Carolina by explaining that Jesse Jackson won the state twice ...
CNN:
Exit polls: Bill Clinton's effect — (CNN) — Bill Clinton's aggressive campaigning in South Carolina in the days leading up to the state's primary may have had a net negative effect among South Carolina's Democratic primary voters, CNN exit polls indicate.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
BILL: ‘MY MESSAGE’ 99.9% POSITIVE — From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli — COLUMBIA, SC — At the end of a week in which he's often been the center of attention, former president Bill Clinton struck a conciliatory note, admitting that he has gotten “hot” defending his wife even as he defended his campaign role.
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Associated Press:
Early SC Exit Poll Highlights — By The Associated Press - 2 hours ago — Some highlights of preliminary data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday: — ___ — IT'S THE ECONOMY, AGAIN
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Krooney / The Page:
HOW HE DID IT — Exit poll results from the AP. — Watch MSNBC announce exit poll results above.
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CBS News:
Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary — CBS News Projects That Obama Has Defeated Clinton And Edwards In Prelude To Super Tuesday — (CBS/AP) CBS News estimates that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary. — Obama reached out for victory …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton As Victim: Says His Message is “99.99″ Percent Positive — If you say something often enough ("It's a brand new pre-owned car!" “Iraq has weapons of mass destruction!" “Why, honey, that dress doesn't make you look fat!") you might get others — and perhaps yourself — to believe it.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
LOOKING AT THE EXIT POLLS — From MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell and Adam Verdugo — The South Carolina Democratic primary has been a bitter, hard-fought contest with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama taking jabs at each other in Monday's televised debate. In the exit polls …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Bill's Advance Spin — In a simple phrase: “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina twice". Listen to it yourself. I'm not making that up. — I don't think there can be any doubt about the Clintons' racial strategy now. The people of South Carolina just rejected that logic by voting for Obama …
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
South Carolina Results: Obama Wins Huge — Results can be found at the South Carolina Democratic Party website, and at CNN. — 99% Reporting (projected pledged delegates in parenthesis) — Obama: 55%, 295,091, (25) — Clinton 27%, 141,128, (12) — Edwrds: 18%, 93,552, (8)
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States
Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States
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John O'Connor / The State:
Signs pointing to record turnout
Signs pointing to record turnout
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Michael Scherer / TIME: Swampland:
McCain's Conversation Changer: A Misleading Low Blow — McCain wants the Florida primary to be an election about national security, his best issue. But until Saturday, the contest was humming along as an election more about the economy, Mitt Romney's best issue.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain: Romney Favored Iraq Withdrawal
McCain: Romney Favored Iraq Withdrawal
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THEIR SPIN — Just off the AP wire ... I guess they're really broken up about it.
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Is it all about race? — Some people have pointed out that Obama did better among whites than one poll anticipated. Fine. That's not my point, though. Just look at this and ask yourself what is the clearest determining factor of whether someone voted for Obama or for someone else.