Hurricane Matthew Update Path Today October 6 2016

Hurricane Matthew is currently battering the Bahamas after bringing a trail of destruction throughout the Carribean. Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba have all been hit by the massive storm, the most powerful in the region for many years.

The storm is expected to turn westwards and strike Florida later tonight, with eastern coastal regions the most impacted by the storm, which could intensify to once again be a category 4 event.

Residents are avised to remain aprised of the latest forecasts and to not take any chances, a category 3 or 4 event is extremely dangerous and is not to be taken lightly, it represents a danger to life and property.

Preparations are also underway in Georgia and South Carolina as the current forecasts show that the storm will head after striking Florida, more than 2 million people have been evacuated from coastal areas and many schools are closed.

When will Hurricane Matthew Hit North Carolina ?

After battering Haiti, Hurricane Matthew is not taking aim at Cuba, The Bahamas and even the United States.

It had long been thought that there was no danger of the storm impacting the country and some US coastal regions would merely be effected by the outer bands with heavy rain.

This all changed on Monday evening when forecasters sharply changed their predictions, indicating that Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina are now all in danger of receiving an impact, a state of emergency has been issued and these states are preparing themselves for the worst.

Matthew has been very unpredictable so it is best to remain updated with the forecast every few hours, it is currently thought that it could impact Florida as a category 3 storm, which is something that authorities are taking very seriously.

Poll South Carolina Democratic Feb 26 2016

After a bumpy start to her campaign, Hillary Clinton seems to be back in the driving seat in the race for the democratic nomination for the presidency in 2016.

She suffered a major setback after being comfortably defeated in New Hampshire which resulted in much speculation as to whether, as in 2008 she would lose after being the favoured candidate for a substational period. However a narrow win in Nevada for Clinton seems to have arrested the momentum of her adversary Bernie Sanders.

Next up in South Carolina where the former First Lady and Secretary of State has a huge lead over the democratic socialist. The Realclearpolitics average has her leading up 57-33.

South Carolina Republican Poll Results 20 February 2016

According to a poll conducted by NBC/WSJ Trump`s advantage in South Carolina has been cut to 5%. Down from 16% a month ago. Trump leads Cruz by 28-23 with Marco Rubio at 15% and Jeb Bush just behind at 13%, John Kasich and Ben Carson are tied at 9% each.

In a break down of different voter blocks there are clear tendancies, for example among voters that consider themselves to be "very conservative" Cruz leads Trump by 42-22, however "The Donald" continues to appeal to evangelical voters and holds an advantage 29-26 over the Texas Senator.

The sample size of the Poll is 1,227 Republicans and has a margin of error of 2.8%. It must be noted that most recent polls show Donald Trump with a double digit lead. According to Realclearpolitics an average of all the polls taken within the last week show the businessman with a lead of 14.8%.

Results South Carolina Republican Primary Feb 20 2016

It´s official, Trump has won South Carolina and thus received a massive boost in his campaign to become the Republican nominee for president in 2016. 

It was not unexpected that the Donald would triumph in a state that has consistently shown massive support for his policies. Although a recent poll showed Texas Senator Ted Cruz closing the gap, it has proved to be unfounded and Trump now obtained a crushing win. 

Now we are waiting for his victory speech, follow the live stream below. 

Can Bernie Sanders win in South Carolina?

Bernie Sanders, the Senator from Vermont has built his campaign upon a solid platform of democratic socialism. At first it appeared as if he was gaining no traction with the voters and Clinton would triumph in a landslide, however this has proved not to be the case.

In fact hitherto Sanders has taken the fight to Clinton, garnering enough support to force a virtual tie in Iowa and then winning New Hampshire handsomely. Another recent poll also showed he and Clinton tied in Nevada at 45-45.

In South Carolina the task for Sanders will be somewhat more difficult as he is currently trailing by between 18-25% in recent polls.

Primary Polls Sanders Clinton South Carolina February 2016

The latest polls in the state of South Carolina show Bernie Sanders in the ascendancy but Hillary Clinton still maintains a substantial lead.

A CNN poll conducted between February 10-15 shows Clinton leading by 56-38, a full 18% advantage. Baring some dramatic development it would be hard to see Sanders overturning such a deficit, however the Senator from Vermont has thrived with the tag of underdog.

Just a few months ago nobody gave him a chance against the former Secretary of State and First Lady but after forcing Clinton into a virtual tie in Iowa he took New Hampshire, Clinton also obtained a slim but vital victory in Nevada.

South Carolina will be seen as a vital test of public opinion just prior to March 1, when 12 states go to the polls.

Republican South Carolina Poll Feb 16 2016

A new Poll from South Carolina shows Trump maintaining a handsome lead over his rivals, obtaining an impressive 33%.

Rubio, Cruz and Bush continue to split the vote almost evenly between them, lowering the possibility of one of them retiring from the race.

Rubio and Cruz are tied in second place with 14% each, Jeb Bush is just behind on 13%, Gov John Kasich continues to see a spike in support coming in at 10%, in what looks like a case of too little, too late.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is last with 6%.

Trumps support base continues to look incredibly solid despite constant attacks by the media and other candidates, as we look ahead to the Nevada Caucuses where Trump also leads by double digits. If he does well on Super Tuesday then it could be all over.

The question is, can anyone stop Trump?

Election Polls South Carolina 2016 Trump

A new poll taken online continues to indicate that Donald Trump holds a hefty lead over this adversaries in the race to become the republican nominee for the presidency in 2016.

The "Battleground Tracker" poll undertaken by CBS News shows Trump with 42% of the vote ahead of nearest challenger Cruz on 20%, Marco Rubio obtains 15% of the preferences.

It would be too soon to draw any conclusions as to what effect, if any, the republican debate of Saturday night had on the results. One thing is sure, Trump is the man to beat in the first southern state to go to vote in the primaries, and Cruz has consolidated his position as the main challenger to the business mogul.

It must be said that South Carolina registered voters were surveyed and that the poll has a margin of error of 5.7%.

Republican Debate Live 2 / 13 / 2016

The last debate before the South Carolina primary is upon us and the line up has already been released. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and John Kasich will all take to the stage in what promises to be a fiery encounter with so much still to play for.

Recent polling shows that public opinion in the state has remained consistent for some months, with Trump holding a sizable lead over his main challenger. The business mogul is at 36% with Ted Cruz coming in at 19%. If Trump can avoid any slip ups then we will most likely be in for a repeat of the New Hampshire results. The interesting thing to note will be which candidate emerges as the main challenger to Trump looking forward to making a move in the southern states, hitherto Cruz and Rubio are the most likely. However the latter suffered a serious setback in New Hampshire leading many to question whether he can regain momentum or if he has suffered a fatal blow.

You can catch the debate on CBS at 8pm CST on CBS.

South Carolina Republican Primary Polls February 2016

Finally we have the results of a new South Carolina poll for the republican primaries and it shows that not an awful lot has changed since january. 

While many commentators were eager to see what effect the Iowa and New Hampshire results would have upon the preferences in the vital state which will vote on February 20, it seems as though up until now the previous results have had little impact.

Trump maintains a significant lead over closest rival Ted Cruz, leading by 17% at 36 - 19. Rubio maintains himself in third place up 1 point at 15%. Jeb Bush climbed closer to Rubio moving from 9-11% while Kasich leaped from 1-9% after his second place finish in New Hampshire.

The tightening of the field will be music to the ears of Real Estate mogul Donald Trump who is the main benefactor of the split in opinion.

Results South Carolina Poll (Augusta Chronicle, 10-11 February)

Donald Trump 36%
Ted Cruz 19%
Marco Rubio 15%
Jeb Bush 11%
John Kasich 9%
Carson 5%
Undecided 5%