I’ll be posting results from the South Carolina Republican primary here.
It’s still very early, but this is what we have so far:
CBS News estimates @realdonaldtrump in tight race w/ @tedcruz and @marcorubio: https://t.co/2zczh4Kqig #SCprimary pic.twitter.com/5qFcZIeH7G
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 21, 2016
Of course it will be a HUGE win for Rubio in third place if this keeps up, because that’s what the media wants to believe. But look at Bush and Kasich – if they don’t improve, I think we’re gonna see curtains for the establishment candidates.
UPDATE:
Exit polling has more people believing Trump ran the most unfair campaign, followed by those who thought Ted Cruz ran the most unfair campaign:
Exit poll: @RealDonaldTrump and @TedCruz ran most unfair campaigns before #SCprimary: https://t.co/aJHYcmJeUI pic.twitter.com/5OfPSKBQII
— CBS News Politics (@CBSPolitics) February 21, 2016
But does that translate into votes? I can see more Trump voters believing he ran an unfair campaign but not really caring if he did or not, whereas the value voters of Cruz might care more if he ran a fair campaign….
UPDATE!!!
At 7:30 PM EST, NBC calls it for Trump…
UPDATE 7:58 PM EST:
.@GOP RESULTS:
Trump: 34%
Cruz: 21.51%
Rubio: 21.11%
Bush: 9%
Kasich: 7%
Carson: 6%*3.3% reporting* #SCPrimary
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) February 21, 2016
Cruz/Rubio cage match for 2nd place still going strong with 8% reporting #SCPrimary @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/OfOQWBs7Pw
— Beth Ethier (@missdeutsch) February 21, 2016
It’s SOOOOOPER-close between Rubio and Cruz for second place. I’m seeing exit polling that shows Rubio doing better in more regions than Cruz. But that doesn’t always translate to votes…
UPDATE 8:02 PM EST:
#SCPrimary for the GOP with 12 percent in. https://t.co/8H6OhVr5D5 pic.twitter.com/tPumOjAQeM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 21, 2016
With 12% it’s still terribly close but Cruz on top…
UPDATE 8:21 PM EST:
27.5% of precincts reporting;
Trump -33.9%
Cruz – 22.1%
Rubio – 21.3%
Bush – 8.5%
Kasich – 7.7%
Carson – 6.5%— Ian Davis (@Dark_Blitz_2) February 21, 2016
It’s incredibly tight for second right now.
UPDATE 8:24 PM EST:
Rubio rising…
via @nytimes, w/ 30% reporting:
Trump: 33.8%
Cruz: 22.1%
Rubio: 21.5%Bush: 8.4%
Kasich: 7.6%
Carson: 6.6% #SouthCarolinaPrimary— WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@newschannelnine) February 21, 2016
UPDATE 8:34 PM EST:
Cruz is only 1,188 votes ahead of Rubio. Amazing.
UPDATE 8:46 PM EST :
This is just unbelievably close.
UPDATE 8:51 PM EST:
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!
UPDATE 8:54 PM EST:
Just 1,969 votes. Geez.
UPDATE 8:59 PM EST:
RUBIO OVERTAKES CRUZ?!?!?!
UPDATE 9:11 PM EST:
Rubio staying ahead…
UPDATE 9:22 PM EST:
Still very tight.
UPDATE:
Marco Rubio proclaimed victory, even though it wasn’t clear if he was second or third place.
.@marcorubio: "Now the children of the Reagan Revolution are ready to assume the mantle of leadership." #SCPrimary pic.twitter.com/MxAnrAKCfD
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 21, 2016
UPDATE 9:32 PM EST:
IT’S SOOOOOO CLOSE!!!!!!!
UPDATE 9:44 PM EST:
OK it’s probably Rubio.
Remember, Rubio in third is VICTORY!!! but Cruz in third is probably gonna be called an ENORMOUS failure.
UPDATE 9:59 PM EST:
961 votes!! Crazy.