im in ur voting machine, hanging ur chads
Huckabee’s closing the gap on everyone’s favorite former Vietnam POW, but it’s too late. I’m reminded of this year’s Border Showdown. Fox News and MSNBC have just called it for McCain, with 83 percent of the vote being reported. Here’s how CNN’s reporting it:
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Race
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Status
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Candidate
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Votes
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Vote %
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Del*
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Precincts
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South Carolina
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121,958
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33%
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0
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83%
reporting |
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107,953
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30%
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0
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||||
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58,439
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16%
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0
|
||||
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55,558
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15%
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0
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||||
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13,267
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4%
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0
|
||||
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7,631
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2%
|
0
|
||||
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886
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0%
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McCain’s loss here in 2000 might have cost him the nomination, but there will be no such speed bump this time.
-Michael Baumann