Tomorrow's South Carolina Primary

[brooklynite]

Polls open at 7 AM (Eastern), close at 7 PM (Eastern). Democrats and Independents (who did not vote in the Republican Primary) are eligible to participate.

There are 53 pledged delegates at stake (6 Superdelegates). 35 are allocated based on proportional share of votes in each of 7 Congressional Districts; 18 are allocated based on proportional share of Statewide vote. There is a minimum 15% Statewide vote threshold to be eligible for delegates.

in 2008, overall participation was approx. 62%; participation by African Americans approached 72%.

Latest Polling (Clinton-Sanders):
Clemson: 64 - 14
Emerson: 60 - 37
ARG: 61 - 32
Fox: 56 - 28
NBC: 60 - 32

I'm guessing this will be called as soon as the polls close.

[kcjohn1]

1. AA voters were 55% of electorate in 2008

47% in 2004.

Lot of these polls have them close to 60% which doesn't make sense to me. Obama for obvious reasons attracted lots of voters especially AA. I suspect Clinton is not going to bring more AA voters.

[Persondem]

2. Looking good. K & R nt

[k8conant]

3. That outlying Clemson poll is skewed...

It states "To be included in the poll a person had to have voted in two of the past three statewide primary elections."

So, of course, that would eliminate any new voters.