[Cross-posted at Backcountry Conservative]

Yesterday’s Primary News

Remaining Schedule:
2/3: 10 a.m. John Edwards, Rally, Belk Auditorium, Presbyterian College, Clinton
2/3 7:30 p.m., Charleston County Democrats Election Bash, City Bar, 192 East Bay Street, Charleston
Election Night: Edwards will be at Jillian’s on Gervais in Columbia, Sharpton will be at the Sheraton in Columbia (I-20 at U.S. 378)
More information at Candidates in S.C. Today

Michael Graham will be on the Today Show today at 9 am (according to his site - think it’s tape delayed until 10 on WYFF while they show Regis & Kelly.) Thanks to Michael for the link to my primary coverage. He also has started a new radio job in the 10 a.m.-Noon slot on WMAL in Washington, DC.

News:
Primary Blogging for Charity
No Internet Absentee Voting
Primary Misconceptions
Loyalty Oath Roundup
Loyalty Oath Dropped
More on the Loyalty Oath

S.C. Democrats ready for today’s primary, The State:

Party leaders say they’re ready. They have:

• 5,000 volunteers to operate the polls

• More than the $500,000 they needed to pay for the election

• Lawyers and accountants in every county

Democrats take to the polls to pick their man, Greenville News

Edwards, Sharpton scramble for S.C. votes, The State

Edwards leading, Kerry poses threat, Charleston Post & Courier

Rivals try to stop Kerry sweep in multi-state Democratic voting, Cox News Service

Kerry says Edwards has no Southern clout, The State

Last-minute changes meet voters, Greenville News

‘Confusing year’ leaves many undecided, The State

And it all comes down to this for Edwards, Jack O’Toole

Photo Gallery of Edwards campaigning in Seneca, his birthplace.

Democratic Party drops voter pledge, Post & Courier

Party ditches plan to make voters sign pledge, The State:

Rice University political scientist Earl Black, formerly of the University of South Carolina, called the party’s decision to retract the oath “an assertion of common sense.”

But, he added, the damage might have been done.

“The net result will probably be to confuse some potential voters, since not everyone will probably get the news of the change here on the eve of a vote,” he said. “It is a self-inflicted wound that now has been healed, but it is going to leave a fair amount of confusion.”

Opening today’s primary to all, without oath, wise Demo decision, Post & Courier

The American Mind has the latest edition of the Duck Hunt.

Wonkette on today’s primaries.

Kathryn Jean Lopez on Lieberman’s S.C. newspaper endorsements.

John J. Miller’s predictions

Michael Graham’s predictions

Complete coverage at Google News and SC Hotline. Other S.C. Links at Glenn Reynolds.com. Election 2004 section at Greenville Online features more news.

Yesterday’s Primary News