This is not good news for Clinton at all, I suspect. Hotline On Call reports:
SC primary voters overwhelmingly ranked the economy as the top issue, and close to 90% of all primary voters view the economy as not good or poor;
74% ready for a woman president;
77% ready to elect a black president .* AP early exit poll results:
African-Americans Obama 81%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 1%
African-American women Obama 82%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 0%
Whites Edwards 39%, Clinton 36%, Obama 24%
Edwards winning white men, Clinton white women.
But even with the women's vote, Clinton polled worse than Edwards among whites. Think about that for a moment. Now think about this ugly gem that even the left is unhappy about.
This time Bill may have overplayed the hand, once and for all. I have been thinking that Hillary would somehow make it through the primaries and still secure the nomination – but only by inflicting real and lasting damage on the party to do so. Right now, these poll numbers indicate that Clinton might be in worse shape than I thought.
Hmmm… This may show the flaw in the “Morris strategy” I mentioned in the prior post.
The size of Obama’s win surprised me. Still, 75% of whites voted against Obama. Not a good sign for him. Perhaps all politics is indeed tribal? We will know more on Feb 5, but as of tonight, I am not ready to bury the Queen of Darkness.