MSNBC, 7 minutes ago: Two-thirds of S.C. precincts counted, McCain has 34%, Huckabee 29%

[Amerigo Vespucci]

McCain, Huckabee in tight race in S.C.
Economy, immigration top voters concerns in key GOP primary



updated 4 minutes ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee were in a tight race in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary Saturday as polls closed.

With returns from nearly two-thirds of the precincts counted, McCain was winning about 34 percent of the vote and Huckabee had about 29 percent. Fred Thompson was in a struggle for third place with about 16 percent, after saying he needed a strong showing to sustain his candidacy. Another Republican, California Rep. Duncan Hunter, dropped out even before the votes were tallied.

Interviews with South Carolina voters leaving their polling places indicated that McCain, an Arizona senator, and Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, were dividing the Republican vote evenly. As was his custom, McCain was winning the votes of self-described independents.

South Carolina was the second half of a campaign double-header for Republicans. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cruised to victory earlier in the day in the little-contested Nevada caucuses.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22745282/

[loveangelc]

1. mccain won. and he will be the republican nominee.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Yep, apparently it hit the TV before the Web...

...and I think that despite the fact that Huckabee won Iowa, he's become "damaged goods" in the days that followed.

[MrSlayer]

3. McCain is up 33-30 with 84% in.

But they have tagged him as the winner on CNN.com.

[99th_Monkey]

4. How come MSNBC isn't announcing the Democratic Primary results yet

if all those ballots are counted already, ... do you know?

or did i miss it? i went to their website with the link you provided, but couldn't find any announcement of Dem. Primary results.