First place if we see an upset at the polls. You can always have an upset. Which is exactly what happened in South Carolina in 2012 when Newt Gingrich took the state and for the first time in 30 years South Carolina picked a candidate who didnt get the eventual nomination. Unlike 2012, where polls in South Carolina varied weekly, according to professor oldendick, donald trump has maintained a strong lead in the palmetto state for months. But the donald does seem to want to keep a tight grip on that lead, being the only gop candidate to schedule stops in South Carolina both before the iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. We are less than 20 days out from the republican primary in South Carolina 27 from the democratic primary but the gop will have at least one debate leading up to the vote on february 13th in greenville. Ww wis news 10. Iowa. Despite that lead, senators Ted Marco Rubio going after each other instead. The most recent nbc poll shows rubio coming in 3rd in the iowa ra
We see from that history that iowa can influence what happens in some of the other states. For the gop party, reps say the caucuses are all about which candidate can maintain and gain traction with voters. For the past few election cycles the winner of the iowa caucus has not done particularly well after iowa caucus. Tonight, can you meet the expectations. Campaign, finish first, second or third, and the momentum that generates into new hampshire, and into South Carolina and beyond. While democrats are facing a tight race between Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders, they are also interested in the gop race. Seeing opportunity in the outcome. If its trump, or if its cruz, really a lot of their candidates will have to walk back a lot going into the general election. It will turn off independent, here in South Carolina, we have significant independent voting population. The importance of first in the south primary plays in president ial selection is something members on opposite we get an
Jacket before you head out. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news at the top of the hour. There are no incidents to report in or around the capital city. But as always. We will continue to update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Were starting with vote 2016. And the result of last nights iowa caucus. Unbelievably close race out of iowa. After a long night. Its a race many are calling too close to call. For the democrats. The Clinton Campaign is already declaring victory in iowa. But with 99percent of precincts reporting. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take about 50percent of the vote. But the numbers are in from the Iowa Democratic party. The Iowa Democratic party chair. Doctor andy mcguire released a statement on last nights historically close vote. In it, mcguire outlines that clinton has bee
State on a very pivotal day in the president ial election. This is so exciting. Its an Early Morning for you and will be a late night for the folks if theyre planning to caucus. It happens every four years. Finally time to vote. Its caucus day. In a few hours from now, iowa will be the first state to officially vote for who they want in the white house next year. The candidates have been crisscrossing the state for months. 60,000 Television Ads have aired here. Countless doors have been knocked on. After it all, the republicans and the democratic races are neck and neck. Definitely up for grabs. Want to give you a sense of where we are. The west end architectural salvage here. Nice store with nice people. Everything is for sale, except the people behind us. They also serve coffee. They do early in the morning. Even the desk here, if you like it, call and make a bid. Its for sale. We can do it on steals and busy morning ahead. Donald trump, marco rubio and sarah palin will be here. You
3 3 3 3 3 if you are traveling in the town of lexington early this morning. Here is a road closure you need to be aware of. The city will close the up until 5am today. For landscape maintenance. East bound traffic will be detoured onto east butler street. West bound will be detoured on maiden lane. 3 if you head some loud booms going off in orrangeburg county today, dont worry. The organeburg county Sheriffs Office and sled will perform bomb squad training. You may hear explosives going off. This is happening from 9am to 4pm. At the Training Facility located about eight miles east of bowman. 3 lexingtons state of the town address ius tonight. Mayor Steve Macdougall will discuss the steps taken to provide cleaner water and lower waste in the lower saluda river. This includes closing the Coventry Woods and four other wastewater plants. The state of the town address is at 6 30 at lexington town hall on maiden street. You can also watch the address live at lexsc dot com. 3 3 in columbia. P