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Saturday, 19 January 2008
We've got our own Palm Beach foulup
Well, it's true: Horry County seems to have a royal foul-up on its hands, Palm Beach-style.
Horry County is McCain country, and it's big enough to make the difference in this neck-and-neck race. The is shaping up to be THE story of the day in the S.C. Republican Primary.
I understand a machine malfunction. But running out of paper? How is that possible?
Posted by Brad Warthen at 01:54 PM in S.C. GOP Primary
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Tell me this isn't some kind of foul play! Surely if a whole area has to turn voters away, it would force a new primary, wouldn't it?
Posted by: Karen McLeod | Jan 19, 2008 2:10:08 PM
I don't know, Karen. I suppose lawyers would have to sort that out.
Meanwhile, the latest I hear is that things are SOMEWHAT better in Horry -- one voting machine per precinct working now.
But there's no telling how many people were already turned away and didn't get to vote.
Posted by: Brad Warthen | Jan 19, 2008 2:52:18 PM
You expect the government to do something correctly and efficiently? Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
I voted for Huckabee today. I support Paul 100%, but since he can't win SC, I voted for my second choice who has a chance to beat one of my last choices.
Posted by: Doug Ross | Jan 19, 2008 5:43:52 PM
Down here in Lee County, or up here in Lee County from Horry, or over here in Lee County, depending on how you turn the map, the polling places were condensed to one per every two precincts to save money.
So in order to vote today, I had to find a place I don't normally vote, the Una-Alcott Fire Station, which just happens to be on a part of Highway 15 I rarely traverse.
Think there was a sign that said "Una-Alcott Fire Station," "VOTE HERE" or anything to help me find the place?
Not just no, but hell, no. I even had to walk around the building twice in the rain to figure out where to enter.
Of course, when I finally reached electoral nirvana, in order to cast my ballot in the Republican Primary, I had to run a gauntlet of nothing but Democrats.
And you're worried about Horry?
Posted by: weldon VII | Jan 19, 2008 5:49:07 PM
Greenville is done reporting, SBurg is almost done, Lexington went to McCain and Horry County has yet to report. McCain has won!
Posted by: Randy Ewart | Jan 19, 2008 9:06:23 PM
Brad, how about a thread on Bill Clinton, Hillary's sugar daddy? He and Hillary are effective politicians. Congrats to them.
Posted by: Randy Ewart | Jan 19, 2008 9:16:37 PM
