Barack Obama swept to victory here in South Carolina, giving this once-red state a purple hue. Over 520,000 people voted tonight in the Democratic primary - walloping the turnout of 440,000 voters in last week's Republican primary. Barack Obama earned more votes tonight than were cast for all candidates combined in the 2004 Democratic primary.
By winning a Southern state by an overwhelming margin, in the face of opposition from the venerable establishment, a populist native son (John Edwards), the longtime...
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