Polls are closed in South Carolina, and we're liveblogging the results of the Republican presidential primary.
Results: AP (statewide) | AP (by county) | CNN | Google | Politico
5:49 PM PT (David Nir): It looks like Mitt is only leading in 4 or 5 counties, and only two of those are of any size: Richland (home of Columbia) and Charleston (home of Charleston).
5:50 PM PT: Weekly Standard is completely ignoring election night.
But KLo has posted:
A Question We Will Never Know the Answer To
By Kathryn Jean Lopez
January 21, 2012 8:23 P.M.
What if Marianne Gingrich had talked to Sean Hannity? Would Newt Gingrich have won tonight?
Deeeeeeeep.
5:51 PM PT: Dark money spent in South Carolina:
Romney's Super PAC: $2.84 million
Gingrich Super PAC: $2.93 million
5:59 PM PT:
6:00 PM PT: Current TV is watchable tonight.
6:00 PM PT: Romney's campaign finally takes this down:
6:02 PM PT: Just spent 10 minutes at Free Republic (what I do for you guys!), and it's 100 percent pro-Newt over there. So awesome!
6:04 PM PT: Of course, while Free Republic celebrates the night, the "sober" wing of the GOP is having a collective heart attack.
6:05 PM PT: Dear god, Santorum is still talking?
6:05 PM PT:
6:08 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): The liveblogging continues in the next thread.