memeorandum: Obama wins South Carolina primary, CNN projects (CNN)

9:45 PM ET, January 26, 2008

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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.

Discussion: TPM Election Central, Power Line, michellemalkin.com, Reuters, QandO, Comments from Left Field, Scared Monkeys, Associated Press, Political Machine, MyDD, MSNBC, Donklephant, My Two Sense, The Caucus and Gateway Pundit

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 …

Discussion: Marc Ambinder, TalkLeft and Cliff Schecter

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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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 — Per the network/AP early exit poll results: — African-Americans: Obama 81%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 1% — African-American women: Obama 82%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 0% — Whites: Edwards 39%, Clinton 36%, Obama 24% … ABC News: Preliminary exit poll results indicate …

Discussion: The Stump, Firedoglake, The Agonist, Hotline On Call and Blue Crab Boulevard

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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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 …

Discussion: The Newshoggers, TalkLeft, The Trail, Political Radar and Spin Cycle

Los Angeles Times:

Is the right right on the Clintons? — Hillary's campaign tactics are causing some liberals to turn against the couple. — Something strange happened the other day. All these different people — friends, co-workers, relatives, people on a liberal e-mail list I read — kept saying the same thing …

Rick Klein / Political Radar:

Live-Blogging S.C. Democratic Primary Results by Rick Klein — 9:13 pm: Watching Obama's speech — I'm struck again by how much better he sounds when he wins than when he loses. Maybe all politicians are that way, but I think it's especially true about Obama.

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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton As Victim: Says His Message is “99.99″ Percent Positive

Discussion: Washington Post and Political Punch

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

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

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, TIME: Swampland, Spin Cycle, Slog, Political Machine, The Strata-Sphere, Associated Press and Taegan Goddard's …

Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Questions for the Clintons

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

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

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
LOOKING AT THE EXIT POLLS

Discussion: Slog and Classical Values

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Donklephant and MyDD

CNN:
Obama wins South Carolina primary, CNN projects

Discussion: Boston Herald, New York Times, Outside The Beltway, Daily Kos, Zogby and the talking dog

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.

Discussion: Riehl World View

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

Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain: Romney favored Iraq withdrawal

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Hot Air, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, American Power, Political Machine and Riehl World View

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

Washington Post:
Republican Candidates Trade Attacks in Florida

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
Fla. governor endorses McCain

Discussion: Macsmind, DownWithTyranny! and Washington Post

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

THE PROBLEM WITH BILL 2.0 — I've been trying for several days now to sort out my reactions to the increasingly bitter turn of the Democratic nomination race. So let share with you my thoughts about where we are. — As I told you at the time, I thought most of the charges that the Clintons …

Discussion: TalkLeft and Middle Earth Journal

Garry Wills / New York Times:
Two Presidents Are Worse Than One — SENATOR Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Daily Dish, The Carpetbagger Report and TPMCafe blogs

CBS News:

“Clean” Movie Maven Arrested For Teen Sex — Utah Man Who Sold R-Rated Films Shorn Of Skin Arrested For Sex With 14-Year-Old Girls — (CBS) A Utah retailer of family-friendly tapes and DVDs - Hollywood films with the “dirty parts” cut out of them - has been arrested for trading sex with two 14-year-old girls.

Discussion: Pandagon and Cliff Schecter