Sunday, January 20, 2008

Winning By Losing

South Carolina, 2008:
McCain - 143,224 - 33%
Huckabee - 128,908 - 30%
Others - 158,787 - 37%
The story? McCain Wins.

South Carolina, 2000:
George W. Bush - 301,050 - 53%
John McCain - 237,888 - 42%
Others - 26,766 - 5%
The story? McCain Loses.

The difference? A decrease of 9 points and about 100,000 votes to go from losing to winning.

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