memeorandum: The Obama Temptation — I tell you, he almost had me tonight until … (Kathryn Jean Lopez/The Corner)

11:10 PM ET, January 26, 2008

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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 highlights from South Carolina Democratic exit poll — 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 — Given three choices …

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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 …

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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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Krooney / The Page:

HOW HE DID IT — Exit poll results from the AP. — Watch MSNBC announce exit poll results above.

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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 …

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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)

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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Bill's Advance Spin

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Rick Klein / Political Radar:
Live-Blogging S.C. Democratic Primary Results by Rick Klein

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Patrick Healy / New York Times: Obama Weathers Attacks to Triumph

Mark Halperin / The Page:
Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States

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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Large Turnout Among Blacks, Women in S.C.

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New York Times:
Obama Wins South Carolina Primary

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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Questions for the Clintons

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Spinning South Carolina, II

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John O'Connor / The State:
Signs pointing to record turnout

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MSNBC:
Obama wins S.C. primary

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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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Mark R. Levin / The Corner: Did He or Didn't He? — McCain said this about Romney …

New York Times: McCain Goes on Offensive in Tight Race in Florida

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

THEIR SPIN — Just off the AP wire ... I guess they're really broken up about it.

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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:

The Obama Temptation — I tell you, he almost had me tonight until he talked about the war that shouldn't have been authorized and reminded me there are real policy issues at stake in this election! But listening to his inspirational, rallying speech tonight it's clear and obvious that if he's the nominee, he will be tough to beat.

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.

Mark Mooney / Political Punch:

Bubba: Obama Is Just Like Jesse Jackson — Said Bill Clinton today in Columbia, SC: “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in '84 and '88. Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here." — This was in response to a question about Obama saying it “took two people to beat him.”

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