Hmmm, on Nightline they just said NO Pub has ever won the presidency

[napi21]

without first winning the SC Primary. I guess I better pay a lot more attention to what's going on in that Party primary, huh?

[madeline_con]

1. They said since 1980, the SC winner won the primary.

Did I hear that correctly? :shrug:

[ngant17]

2. so they conveniently excluded Jimmy Carter's record

so they can make this coincidental event into somekind of universal law. Liberals don't count anymore?

JC was a little-known governor from Georgia in 1976 who won the NH primary in 1976 and went on to become the President. Don't know how he did in SC but I am guessing he didn't win SC. SC isn't any kind of trend we need to worry about.

[napi21]

4. Naw, they said no PUB had won the presidency without winning SC.

Even the southern christian Pubs hate Carter. I'm still not sure why!

[napi21]

3. I honestly don't know. I was listening to NL and DUing at the same time.

I didn't hear the 1980 part, but sure could have missed it.