I have said that meeting a Democrat in South Carolina is like seeing big foot. It is a rare occurance and the majority of folks don't beleive that you saw one. The history of the Democratic Party in SC is interesting. Below is a quote from www.270towin.com.
South Carolina, one of the original 13 colonies, attained statehood in May 1788 and has participated in every presidential election except 1864, when it had seceded from the Union. South Carolina has had eight electoral votes since 1932. Like many other southern states, South Carolina voted almost exclusively Democratic from the time of Reconstruction through the early 1960s, before turning Republican largely in response to civil rights legislation. South Carolina was one of only six states to vote for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and has voted Republican since, except in 1976 when it voted for fellow southerner Jimmy Carter.
Although, the Republicans would like to ignore the Democratic Party in South Carolina, you might be suprised at the final total in the last Presidential election. The state did give 8 electoral votes to Mccain but the percentage was closer than should be comfortable for the big elephant party.
2008 / voting / South Carolina- 54% Mccain and 45% Obama.
Suddenly, I don't feel like such a Yeti or Bigfoot anymore. It makes you think that there may actually be hope for the little guy after all.
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