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Survey USA
Date: 10/28-29
South Carolina
Added: 10/31/08

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As John McCain Goes in South Carolina, So Goes Lindsey Graham, But in the Opposite Direction: In an election for President of the United States in South Carolina today, 10/30/08, five days till votes are counted, Republican John McCain appears to hold-off a steady advance from Democrat Barack Obama, to carry the Palmetto State 52% to 44%, according to SurveyUSA's final pre-election tracking poll. SurveyUSA's interactive tracking graphs, a SurveyUSA exclusive, show the striking disparity between support for McCain, and support for Republican Senator Graham, as Graham seeks reelection.

NBC News Princeton Survey Research Associates International
Date: 10/25-28
South Carolina
Added: 10/31/08

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A new NBC News/Princeton Survey Research Associates International poll shows McCain with an 11-point lead over Obama among likely South Carolina voters, 53%-42%.

Yet that margin is smaller is among registered voters, 50%-44%.

Also don't miss this nugget from Princeton Survey pollster Evans Witt: cellphone respondents tend to back Obama by a greater percentage. "Unlike many state polls during the 2008 campaign, this survey included interviews on both landline phones and on cellphones in South Carolina. Among the landline interviews, McCain holds a 50% to 42% margin. But among cellphone interviews, the candidates are tied: McCain 48% and Obama 49%. Those interviewed on cell phone are more likely to be young and young voters heavily favor Obama."

Winthrop ETV
Date: 9/28-10/19
South Carolina
Added: 10/24/08

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Only in South Carolina did likely voters give McCain the nod � by 12.2 percentage points � over Obama on the economy.

The poll left the candidates� S.C. supporters flummoxed.

�That anybody would go Republican this next election, considering the economy and so many things, is unbelievable,� said 75-year-old Charlotte Bahneman of Longs, just north of Myrtle Beach.

A former Hillary Clinton supporter, Bahneman said she plans to do what many of her friends are telling her they will do: vote for Obama because he is the better of the two candidates offered.

Robert Martuscello, a 63-year-old Greenville retiree, said McCain is a casualty of the economy�s troubles.

�I really don�t think the economy is the No. 1 issue,� said Martuscello, a McCain supporter.

Rasmussen Reports
Date: 10/20
South Carolina
Added: 10/22/08

Survey USA
Date: 10/12-13
South Carolina
Added: 10/15/08

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South Carolina: Some Inroads For Obama, But McCain Maintains Double-Digit Advantage: In an election for President of the United States in South Carolina today, 10/14/08, three weeks till votes are counted, Republican John McCain defeats Republican Barack Obama by 55% to 41%, according to this latest exclusive WCSC-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released three weeks ago, Obama is up 2 points; McCain is down 3.

Among men, nothing has changed; McCain continues to lead by 19 points. Among women, there is movement towards Obama; McCain had led by 18, now leads by 8.

Among the 47% of voters who are younger than Barack Obama, there is also movement toward the Democrat: McCain had led by 15 points, now leads by 6. The race remains unchanged among older voters. Upstate, McCain continues to lead 2:1. In the Midlands, McCain had led by 8, now trails by 1, a 9-point swing toward Obama. In the Low Country, McCain had led by 16, now leads by 8.

This is a monthly synopsis of many more 2008 South Carolina polls.

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