Snow in upstate SC on GOP primary day (tomorrow).

DemoTex

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:21 PM
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Snow in upstate SC on GOP primary day (tomorrow).

Unless the Bob Jones fundies can pray it away, they are forecasting 1"-3". That shuts things down around here. If the fundies sit home in front of the fire, Huckleberry might be in trouble.

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gateley

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:24 PM
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1. I'd love to see that happen. I'll be watching from NC! nt

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napi21

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:27 PM
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2. If 3" fall, NOBODY will go to the polls. I used to live in Greenville, and

I would guss that today everybody is raiding the stores to buy milk and toilet paper! Three inches of snow would absolutely shut the place down!

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izquierdista

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:31 PM
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4. Is the milk that bad there?

Maybe if they just melted the snow and boiled it before drinking, they wouldn't need so much toilet paper.

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napi21

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:46 PM
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8. I never did figure out why they always horded toilet paper.

I moved to SC from Pennsylvania in Sept. 1987, and in January the Greenville area got 19"+ of snow! It was still on the roads 10 days later!

When the forcast was first issued that they were going to get snow, everybody paniced! I was amazed at all that because I had grown up with snow & ice. You just made sure you had your boots & gloves and put a good set of winter tires on your car every year. After it was all over and we went back to work, I asked quite a few people "Why does everyone hord toilet paper? I understand milk because it doesn't keep too long, but TOILET PAPER???" I've never gotten a reasonable answer.

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izquierdista

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:49 PM
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10. Reminds me of 1" of snow in Atlanta

Sherman did less damage when he burned the place down.

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napi21

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Fri Jan-18-08 03:41 PM
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14. I live just north of Atlanta now, and SC is worse. The main reason

Atlanta SEEMS worse is because there's sooo much traffic here.

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jwirr

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:28 PM
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3. Who will a low turnout help?

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lurky

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:36 PM
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5. It's only the R's tomorrow.

Is there a difference between their candidates based on regions (upstate vs. low country)?

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Eurobabe

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:41 PM
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7. Why does SC separate their primary, and when

Edited on Fri Jan-18-08 02:42 PM by 48percenter

do the Dems go? I thought I was hearing wrong, only R's tomorrow? :shrug:

Only the Dems are going in NV tomorrow also? What is this?

edit: my spelling is for shit now that I am learning a second language!!!

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lurky

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:51 PM
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11. Primaries are not like elections for public office.

It's a contest within the party, to represent the party, so the party makes the rules and chooses the date. I don't know why the Democrats and Republicans chose different dates, but it's not like they agree on anything else, so why agree here? :)

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Eurobabe

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Sat Jan-19-08 02:24 AM
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15. thanks, i thought i was hallucinating

:crazy: with 2 dates.

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DemoTex

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:53 PM
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12. The SC Democratic primary is a week from tomorrow (1/26).

I don't know why they are split; nor have I lived here long enough to have much of a feel for who is helped/hurt by a poor turnout. I do know that the upstate is extremely conservative and heavy-duty religious.

And yes: the Bi-Lo will be cleaned out of milk, bread, and Charmin. I'm headed to the upscale downtown Publix to get wine, coffee beans, and organic spinach.

:P

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zanne

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:39 PM
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6. They'll just say a prayer and head for the polls. nt

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Squatch

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Fri Jan-18-08 02:48 PM
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9. Looks like it's shaping up to be a cold day in hell.

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blindpig

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Fri Jan-18-08 03:13 PM
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13. It will help Huck

I think his people will be more motivated to get out, btw, they're not all "fundies". Worst of the weather ain't gonna hit 'til the afternoon, I expect there'll be heavy turnout in the morning. I get the sense that your non-Huck repubs are not too happy with the choices being served up, they're more likely to stay home.

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