Senator John McCain past a huge political test this past weekend winning in very traditional conservative sate of South Carolina. Senator McCain pulled in at least 33 percent of the vote gaining the majority of independent vote and moderate republicans. While his top political rival former Gov Mike Huckabee pulled in 30 percent, gaining the majority of the christian conservative and state conservative votes. Senator McCain's main issues while campaigning in South Carolina was the economy, broader security, and reducing federal spending, which appeal to South Carolinian's. McCain promise to cut spending, expand the Bush tax breaks, eliminate earmarks, and implement broader security. South Carolina historical is a christian conservative southern, which many felt favor Gov Mike Huckabee, but this past weekend voters were looking for more.
An argument can be made for Gov Mike Huckabee, losing some of the social conservative vote, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, who came in third place in South Carolina with only 16 percent of the total vote. Thompson for the past week and a half been trying to regain some the social Conservative vote he lost back early last year. Senator Thompson for the first time showed fire and passion during the campaign fighting desperately to regain the faith of the social conservatives. According to the polls numbers some social conservative have made their way back to the Senator Thompson camp, thus costing Gov Huckabee the victory to Senator McCain by 3 percentage points. Senator McCain now can use this momentum going into the Florida Primary on Jan 29th, 2008, which he's tied for second place with Gov Huckabee and 5 percent behind Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
On a slide note, if anyone have bother to notice former Mass Gov Mitt Romney won the Nevada Caucuses. Gov Romney won at least 61 percent of the vote while, Congressman Ron Paul came is second place with 13 percent, while other GOP presidential candidates decided Nevada wasn't much a priority. The state of Nevada has a huge Mormon population, which favors Gov Romney. Being honest, Rep Ron Paul is not much competition. Congressman Paul have great ideas, which fit perfectly with the traditional conservative principles of the Republican Party, but he's unelectable. The Republican establishment will not allow Congressman Paul to gain any type of political traction. Gov Romney currently is leading the GOP Presidential Race by several delegates according to www.cnn.com and www.realclearpolitics.com.
Senator McCain have the resources and momentum heading into the Jan 29th Primary. Mayor Giuliani is banking his entire presidential race into Florida, hoping it becomes a spring board into the February 5th Super Tuesday multi-state primaries and caucuses. The GOP Presidential race is the most interesting, and most wide open political contest in the last several decades. Some political experts predicting, a nominee probably won't emerge until the day of the Republican Convention.
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