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Ted Cruz: “John McCain 33% Huckabee 30%.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Why Primaries Matter! Verdict Ep.197.mp3

Published | Video Starts at 24:52

They're more evangelical, generally speaking, although Iowa is a lot more evangelical than South Carolina. But there are similarities between the two. 2008, the winner of South Carolina. Who was it? John McCain 33% Huckabee 30%. So? So Huckabee was still hanging around. Remember Huckabee had won Iowa. Yeah, loses New Hampshire, and then South Carolina decides at 33% to 30%. That was neck and neck. (24:52–24:56)

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Asserts that John McCain received 33% and Mike Huckabee 30% in the 2008 South Carolina Republican primary.

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