Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican Primary

Florida is next for the candidates

 

 

 

  Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Republican primary with 40% of the vote. Mitt Romney came in second with 27%, Rick Santorum wound up with 17%, and Ron Paul got 15%. The numbers are rounded off to the nearest percentage, which accounts to them adding up to only 99%. 

  We know that we predicted Rick Santorum as the winner, and we now believe that he will end up the Republican candidate, as he was awarded Iowa after a recount. So after three races only Ron Paul has not pulled out a victory, and with numbers like all four have gotten this could be a long race for the Republican nod. 


  Mitt Romney appears to be falling fast, and is not expected to do well in Florida, which will give Santorum and Paul a better chance of gaining larger percentages if not win.