Updemocrats down. The trends for the two parties since 2008 in this state show a significant drop in democratic voter participationwhile gop voters continue to turn out in greater numbers. 2008 of course, a good year for the democrats here with the first contest between Hillary Clinton and a relative newcomer named barack obama. About 23 per cent of democrats go to the pollsalmost 20 per cent of republicans. In 2012thenpresident obama firmly in command and there was no democratic primary here as he sought and eventually won his second term. South Carolina Republicans managed to grow their turnout by a couple of pointsin the year they chose former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and snapped their string of picking a candidate who went on to win the partys nomination. This year, continued expansion of gop participationa sharp rise of almost four per cent with just over 25 per cent voting. A level of enthusiasm likely driven in some part by the trump candidacy. Democrats meanwhiledropped dram
Expected 3 to see some those cooler are back. Lets forecast with 3 3 3 3 the Sumter Fire Department is continuing its training depsite its Training Center being destoryed by the october floods. For the First Time Since those floods, news 19 was able to walk through whats left of the building. Its now open and gutted but it is used to house two classrooms, the backup 911 center, a computer lab, bathrooms, a full kitchen and a storage area. Battalion chief joey duggan oversees the Department Still has to meet training requirements so they buildings. 3 we built the the pictures memories are able to go through and to and the realize fight fires and people, but 3 the damages are at an estimated 400thousand department has insurance and fema is also helping. 3 the flood also forced students at the Autism Academy of South Carolina out of their classrooms for several months for students with autism. Instability and change is much tougher to deal with. News 19 Janae Frazier shows us their challe
3 3 donald trump and Hillary Clinton inch closer to securing their partys president ial nomination. Aft er sweeping victories on super tuesday. Cbs news projects both trump and clinton won at least seven of the states in play. Securing hundreds more delegates. Ted cruz, marco rubio, and Bernie Sanders also picked up wins offering some hope to their campaigns. 3 3 still no vote on the roads and now state Business Leaders are demanding that the senate start voting on a plan to fix them. Several senators are filibustering the bill. Because it includes raising the gas tax. They say thats not needed. Because the state has a 1point3 billion Dollar Dollar surplus this year. 3 00. 25. 59. 26 if our legislature spent every dime far short of what would be needed for next year. So it raises the question what about next year . 00. 26. 12. 10 spartanburg senator lee bright is one of the senators blocking the bill. Because of a tax increase. He says hell keep blocking it. Until senators vote to end
Even if its a ten cent theft, its still stealing. The trust that the Community Places in us is to have deputies out here that have integrity and character to do the right thing, and he didnt. Sheriff lott says he got rid of someone who does not deserve to be wearing that badge. Broome is a twoyear member of the force and abc columbia has confirmed that he was a member of the Gamecock Football Team for two seasons back in 2011 and 2012. Broome was taken to jail this afternoon, and the sheriff says tonight hes out on a 10,000dollar personal recognizance bond. Live from the sheriffs thanks. State lawmakers continue to stall a vote on a bill aimed at fictioning the states roads. Abc columbias jennifer ready joins us at the statehouse on the filibuster and what people are calling on lawmakers to do. Ben and alicia, we are now in the senate floor, and today we heard from senator gerald malloy, who was discussing a bill completely unrelated in order to delay that filibuster on the roads bill.
Some major victories scored for 2016 president ial frontrunners democrat Hillary Clinton, and republican donald trump. Both candidates are the projected winners in 7 states in the super tuesday contests. Heres a look at the break down of super tuesday wins. Donald trump takes alabama, arkansas, massachusetts, tennessee, georgia, virginia and vermont. Overnight ted cruz picked up a win in the alaska gop caucus. He also won his home state of texas, and took oklahoma. And florida senator, marco rubio picks up his first win in the primary contests winning overall votes in minnesota. For the democrats Hillary Clinton is the projected winner in texas, alabama, arkansas, tennessee, georgia, virginia, and now massachusetts where she nearly tied with bernie her challenger Bernie Sanders picks up a win in his home state of vermont tonight. He also picks up oklahoma, colorado and minnesota. Though trump and clinton left super tuesday as bit winners, they still face competition from within their o