Here are the latest results from the South Carolina poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 895 voters polled on 1/16.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 1/16 South Carolina Added: 1/18/08 Est. MoE = 3.3% |
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| Barack Obama | 44% |
| Hillary Clinton | 31% |
| John Edwards | 15% |
| Unsure | 5% |
| Other | 6% |
Quote:
It is unclear whether Clinton gained ground as the result of a bounce from her New Hampshire victory or if the apparent gains were merely statistical noise caused by movement within the margin of sampling error.What is clear is that Obama is increasing his support among African-American voters who make up roughly half of Democratic Primary Voters in South Carolina. Obama now leads Clinton 64% to 20% among African-Americans in the Palmetto State. This is similar to the racial divide found in national polling.
Obama’s 44-point advantage among African-Americans is nearly double his 23-point edge in the previous survey. Clinton now leads Obama 44% to 20% among white voters in the state with John Edwards picking up 26% of that vote.
By a 43% to 31% margin, African-American primary voters say that most Americans are racist. By a 57% to 22% margin, white primary voters in South Carolina disagree.
Forty-one percent (41%) of Democratic Primary Voters consider the economy their most important voting issue. Twenty-three percent (23%) say it’s the War in Iraq while 11% name health care.
When it comes to the economy, Democratic Primary voters are divided on the impact of tax cuts—39% say they help the economy while 32% say they hurt.
Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls
The average poll results over the last 5 days in the South Carolina polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:
| Candidate | % |
| Hillary Clinton | 33 |
| Barack Obama | 42 |
| John Edwards | 13 |
