Barack Obama's Big Saturday; Big Endorsement For John McCain

I did not think that Barack Obama would end up with such a large percentage of the vote in Saturday's South Carolina Democratic Primiary:

Results

Democrats

45 pledged delegates, 9 unpledged

Candidate	Vote	%	Delegates
Barack Obama	295,091	55.4%	To be determined
Hillary Rodham Clinton	141,128	26.5
John Edwards	93,552	17.6
Bill Richardson	725	0.1
Joseph R. Biden Jr.	693	0.1
Dennis J. Kucinich	551	0.1
Christopher J. Dodd	247	0.0
Mike Gravel	240	0.0

99% reporting | Updated 2:34 PM ET

It appears that Senator Obama will pick up 25 of the South Carolina delegates, while Mrs. Clinton will pick up 12 and Senator Edwards 8.


Meanwhile, in front of this Tuesday's Republican winner-take-all primary in Florida, that state's Governor, Charlie Crist has endorsed John The Free Speech Muzzler McCain.