John McCain's White House Bid: Dead in South Carolina

http://redstate.com/stories/elections/2 ... h_carolina


Pay attention media people -- John McCain just lost his bid for the White House. In a South Carolina Straw Poll announced in Spartanburg, SC, McCain won with 164 votes.

Erickson? You crazy? How does that mean he lost?

Well, let's look at the details.

McCain has the entire South Carolina Republican structure: the Governor, one of two U.S. Senators, the vast majority of the state GOP legislative caucus.

Rudy Giuliani has nothing. There's no significant structure for Rudy in South Carolina. He has no significant presence and no significant hires in the state.

How did the straw poll break down:

164 McCain
162 Giuliani
158 Hunter
85 Brownback
80 Romney
21 Huckabee