Republican South Carolina Primary results thread (polls close @7pm ET)

[The Free North]

Gonna go out on a limb here and say Republicans are not very happy.

[Matty]

trump up 4 in Fox exit poll

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trump up 4 in Fox exit poll

Oh wow, that's hardly anything.

[Progressive]

BTW anyone have a link to good SC returns?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Jeb won't break 10%

RIP Jeb!

[Mr. Morden]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

[The Free North]

BTW anyone have a link to good SC returns?

NY Time is pretty good

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/nevada

[Asian Nazi]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

That'd be good enough for Rubio to knock out Bush and Kasich.

[jaichind]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

If these are the results then Bush and Carson should drop out tonight.

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LOL @ the CNN lady saying Cruz came in 2nd in NH

Anyway, why is Gilmore on Fox's little chart?

[Mr. Morden]

Exit poll:

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%
Kasich 7.5%
Bush 6.5%
Carson 6.5%

Taken from here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/primary-caucus-results/south-carolina

and averaging male/female #s.

[DavidB.]

Wow. 98% are "very or somewhat worried" over the state of the economy.

[Progressive]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

That'd be good enough for Rubio to knock out Bush and Kasich.

I think Kasich staying in the race makes sense. As voters get to know him he does well in his small niche of the GOP. But there's just no logic for Bush to stay in. And I mean this from a very objective point of view.

[Ronnie]

If it pans out, that's actually not too bad of a result for Trump.  Yeah, it's a narrow win, but at least Rubio wouldn't appear as strong as he would with a second place finish.  We'll see what happens.

[NHI]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

If these are the results then Bush and Carson should drop out tonight.

[Asian Nazi]

I think Kasich staying in the race makes sense. As voters get to know him he does well in his small niche of the GOP. But there's just no logic for Bush to stay in. And I mean this from a very objective point of view.

Kasich would just be helping TRUMP by staying in and he'd know it.  He might stick around for Nevada to see what happens I guess though.

[The Free North]

Jeb will almost definitely pull out after this.

Carson is a bit of a wild card, it's difficult to predict what he wants at this point considering he hasn't really be campaigning for the past 4 months.

[Thomas D]

Kasich wants to get to Ohio on 3/15

[Why]

Fox exit poll (if my math is right):

Trump 30%
Cruz 25.5%
Rubio 24%

That'd be good enough for Rubio to knock out Bush and Kasich.

Unless there is a shock Trump loss this is the most important thing to come out of the primary, will Bush and Kasich withdraw?

[IceSpear]

If those results are accurate, the media will write Cruz's obituary, slam Trump's underperformance, give Rubio all the momentum, then crown him inevitable nominee after he wins NV.

It's happening.

[RI]

If those results are accurate, the media will write Cruz's obituary, slam Trump's underperformance, give Rubio all the momentum, then crown him inevitable nominee after he wins NV.

It's happening.

Rubio won't win Nevada.

[Cruzcrew]

Remember when wall street journals poll was a junk poll guys?

[Mehmentum]

If those results are accurate, the media will write Cruz's obituary, slam Trump's underperformance, give Rubio all the momentum, then crown him inevitable nominee after he wins NV.

It's happening.

Cruz's magic turnout machine will flatten Rubio in Nevada.

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CNN Exit Poll -

1. Trump
2. Cruz
3. Rubio
4. Bush
5. Carson
6. Kasich

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Cnn says it's too close to call