Preliminary counts by the state election commission show that an increase of some 240,000 registered voters during 2008, a number 40,000 more than the 2004 increase. More
South Carolina could vote Democrat for the fist time in 32 years. The latest polling of S.C. shows a 6 percentage point gap between McCain and Obama with 10 percent undecided. The prior set of polls actually showed Obama ahead in the Palmetto State. More