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...like a coronation than a campaign. The state's location at the heart of the party's southern political base, as well as its mix of economic and religious conservatives, make it uniquely suited for the role. Not once since the inception of the primary in 1980 has its winner failed to go on to win the party's nomination...
...contest more likely to play South Carolina's traditional turning-point role could be Florida's primary on January 29. It is an election in which the winner takes all of the 57 delegates at stake, and one in which-unlike contests in New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina-only Republicans will be allowed to vote. And for the first time, none of the four top GOP contenders can afford to skip the race...
...among voters who identified themselves as Republicans, with each of them winning 30%. (Among independents, however, McCain won 39-22%.) McCain may well need a sharper, more conservative message going forward, especially. One thing McCain has going for him: The more he wins, the more he looks like a winner-which is what he needs to bring in money for the mega-Tuesday round of primaries on February...
...morning after he beat back Mike Huckabee in what was viewed as a state the former Arkansas governor had to win, John McCain is the only Republican candidate to have racked up victories in two major primary contests - and the winner in a state that has endorsed the eventual nominee in every election cycle since 1980. "A South Carolina victory is an enormous victory," says senior advisor Steve Schmidt...
Despite her surprise triumph in Nevada, the Clinton campaign remains convinced that the nomination battle with Obama will drag on for weeks as each side fights to accumulate delegates. If there's still no clear Democratic winner by Feb. 6?and it looks increasingly likely, given that none of the Feb. 5 contests award a winner all of a state's delegates?the nomination battle could drag on through March, when Ohio and Texas hold their primaries, or even until April 22, when Pennsylvania holds its primary. And if the race is still undecided come May, the Clinton campaign will...