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  • 21
    Jan
    2012
    11:07pm, EST

    Santorum "glitter-bombed" at South Carolina Republican primary

    Members of Occupy Charleston "glitter-bombed" Rick Santorum at the tail end of his speech here at the Citadel tonight.

    The occupiers, mostly College of Charleston students, shouted "Occupy!" and threw green glitter in the direction of the podium. One of the students told BuzzFeed afterwards that "I got him in the face!"

    Rainier Ehrhardt / AP

    An occupy protester throws glitter onto former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as he signs autographs after speaking at a South Carolina Republican presidential primary-night rally at The Citadel, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Charleston, S.C.

    Andrew Burton / Getty Images

    Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement are forcibly removed from a primary night event held by Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum after protesting Santorum's stance on gay-rights at the end of the rally.

    Read the rest of the story on BuzzFeed.com

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    464 comments

    Awesome. Santorum is such a bigot, good for these young people!

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  • 21
    Jan
    2012
    8:27pm, EST

    Romney: 'Tomorrow we're going to move on to Florida'

    Emmanuel Dunand / AFP - Getty Images

    Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a primary election night rally in Columbia, S.C. on Jan. 21, 2012.

    Jim Young / Reuters

    Mitt Romney supporters listen to results as they wait for his rally at his South Carolina primary election night rally in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday night.

    By Robert Hood

    Former Governor Mitt Romney congratulated Newt Gingrich on Saturday night, and then went on to attack the record and policies of President Barack Obama. His supporters cheered loudly after Romney said he would “repeal Obamacare” when he is elected to the presidency. He rallied his supporters by saying that the Republican Party is the party of free markets and free enterprise, and that the GOP doesn’t demonize success.

    See more pictures from the South Carolina primary.

     

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    2008 all over again. Great job South Carolina- when are you going to learn to stop listening to what candidates say and research what they have done? Newt as the candidate is a gift to the democrats.

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  • 21
    Jan
    2012
    7:13pm, EST

    NBC News projects that Newt Gingrich will win the Republican South Carolina primary

    Matt Rourke / AP

    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich takes part in a TV interview during a campaign event at the Grapevine Restaurant in Spartanburg, S.C., on Jan. 21, 2012.

    Michael O’Brian reports on msnbc.com that Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination.

    Based on early exit polls, NBC News projects Gingrich as the winner of the primary, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will finish second.

    See more photographic coverage of the South Carolina primary

    Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney battled nearly toe-to-toe for last-minute votes in the first-in-the-South primary. NBC's Ron Mott reports.

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    3 comments

    Of all the Republicans in America, this, this?! is the best they can pass through their primary process? A serial adulterer, paid shill for the people who bankrupted pension plans, race baiting egomaniac? We have become a third world country with comically flawed dictators both dem and repub.

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  • 21
    Jan
    2012
    1:42pm, EST

    Republican showdown at Tommy's Country Ham House

    Michael Reynolds / EPA

    Supporters of presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich hold up placards next to one another outside Tommy's Country Ham House in Greenville, S. C. on Jan 21. Both Gingrich and Romney scheduled visits to the restaurant at almost the same time.

    Matt Rourke / AP

    Newt Gingrich, displays an autographed sign during a campaign stop at Tommy's Country Ham House.

    By Jon Sweeney, NBC News

    South Carolina presidential primary front runners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney avoided each other by minutes at Tommy's Country Ham House in Greenville, S.C. as voters headed to polls to cast their ballots in the state's primary election.

    Both scheduled campaign events at the restaurant for the same time, but Romney stopped by 45 minutes ahead of schedule. When Gingrich arrived, just minutes after Romney's bus left the parking lot, he said: "Where's Mitt?"

    The potential meeting began to garner several nicknames on like Hamgate, Hammegedon, and the Ham House Showdown.

    -- The Associated Press contributed to this post.

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    Eric Thayer / Reuters

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney climbs over a table at a campaign event at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville, South Carolina Jan. 21.

    John W. Adkisson / Getty Images

    Supporters shelter themselves from the rain after Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich spoke during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House on Jan. 21, in Greenville, S.C. Voters in South Carolina will head to the polls today to vote in the primary election for the Republican presidential candidate.

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  • 21
    Jan
    2012
    10:36am, EST

    Voters head to the polls in the South Carolina primary

    John Moore / Getty Images

    Republican primary voters sign in before casting ballots on Jan. 21 in Charleston, South Carolina. Voters decided between four major candidates in the key conservative state.

    South Carolina voters head to the polls as presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney fight for every last vote in this very hot race.

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    John W. Adkisson / Getty Images

    Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich speaks during a live television interview during a campaign stop at the Grapevine Restaurant on Jan. 21, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

    Charles Dharapak / AP

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, calls eligible voters at his campaign headquarters in Greenville on Jan. 21, the day of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary.

    John Moore / Getty Images

    Signs adorn the doorway to a polling place for the Republican primary election on Jan. 21, in Charleston, South Carolina. Voters decided between four major candidates in the key conservative state.

    1 comment

    Who is leading in the GOP primary? Mr 1% Romney and Mr Big ideas Gingrich.But where are the new big ideas? Lower taxes? Less government regulation? My 11 year old son can write an essay about that. From the outside I must tell you. Truth and wisdom is a rare ingredient in the US primary election.Wat …

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  • 16
    Jan
    2012
    8:09pm, EST

    Myrtle Beach hosts Republicans, supporters and detractors

    Emmanuel Dunand / AFP - Getty Images

    A Republican supporter makes his way to watch a Republican presidential hopefuls debate in Myrtle Beach, S. C. on Jan. 16. South Carolina will hold its Republican primary on Jan. 21.

    Chris Keane / Reuters

    Elanie Magliacane has her picture taken in front of a sand sculpture of the presidential candidates before the Faith & Freedom Coalition's presidential kick-off at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina on Jan. 16.

    Randall Hill / Reuters

    Karla Duke, 4, Mike McParland, Elijah Cromer, 9, and Riley Morris, wait in the back of a pick-up truck before taking part in an Occupy Myrtle Beach protest during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Myrtle Beach. Members of the Occupy movement have joined the local group for protests during the "First in the South" Republican Presidential debate.

    Matt Rourke / AP

    Protestors display signs outside the Tea Party Convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

    Jason Reed / Reuters

    A statue of an elephant representing the U.S. Republican party is pictured on a trailer outside the Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, S. C., Jan. 16, where presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich attended a rally.

    1 comment

    I am NOT an Occupy Wall Street protester. I am a Capitalist and a Small Business Owner. But, while they are a wacky crowd, unorganized, and have no common goals or even common issues, SOME of them have a point. The Congress and the White House has for MANY years now, GIVEN our economy away to other  …

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  • 16
    Jan
    2012
    2:42pm, EST

    Jon Huntsman says goodbye to his campaign for president

    Eric Thayer / Reuters

    Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman departs the stage after announcing the suspension of his 2012 presidential bid in Myrtle Beach.

     

    Slideshow: Jon Huntsman Jr.

    Brian Snyder / Reuters

    Businessman, governor and ambassador, a look at his public life.

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    Jon Huntsman ended his campaign for president Monday on a cautionary note to fellow Republicans, urging them to abandon negative campaigning or risk fostering a "toxic" political environment.

    Huntsman backed  former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, "despite our differences and the space between us on some of the issues."

    Huntsman's campaign launched with a great deal of media fanfare, not least of which resulted from his decision to resign a spot in the Obama administration to run against a president for whom Huntsman had worked. 

    The Nation's Ari Melber, Jimmy Williams, and theGrio's Joy-Ann Reid join NOW with Alex Wagner to discuss the state of the GOP race following Jon Huntsman departure and endorsement of Mitt Romney.

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  • 13
    Jan
    2012
    3:06pm, EST

    Perry meets South Carolina voters ahead of the next primary

    David Goldman / AP

    Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry waits to be introduced at a campaign stop at the Hilton Head Diner, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Hilton Head, S.C.

    David Goldman / AP

    Mary Amonitti of Hilton Head, S.C., asks a question to Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a campaign stop at the Hilton Head Diner, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Hilton Head, S.C.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    After Perry lost an important South Carolina backer, he's changed the focus of his attacks to Obama rather than Mitt Romney on the campaign trail today at a diner in Hilton Head. NBC's Mark Murray breaks down where all the campaign money is being spent in the Palmetto state.

    The South Carolina Republican primary is Jan. 21.  It will take 1,144 delegates to win the nomination at the Republican national convention this summer. So far, Perry has collected no delegates.

    Slideshow: A look at Gov. Rick Perry's political career

    Mark Lambie / El Paso Times via AP

    The nation's longest-serving current governor and his presidential run.

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    6 comments

    Good ol' boy, redneck goes to the most Good Ol' Boy, redneck state of them all, gee he might even win one delegate even there. Even South Carolinians aren't that stupid are they? Vote for Perry? Y'all want a fellow good ol' boy look to Newt he's smarter than Perry. Since both have the chance of an i …

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