Saturday morning the St. Louis Post-Dispatch began producing content regarding the South Carolina primary election. An article explaining how close the race was and what was at steak was produced early in the day. It was predicted that there was a good chance Gingrich would win the primary, which he did, despite recent negativity from his ex-wife via the media. According to the article, "Since 1980, no Republican has won his party's nomination without first winning South Carolina's primary." Gingrich thanked his supporters last night after the race was called by tweeting, "Thank you, South Carolina!"
Former front-runner Mitt Romney also addressed his supporters after receiving the results. According to the Post-Dispatch, "Romney criticized Gingrich without naming him, saying his opponent was joining in on a frontal assault on free enterprise when he castigated Romney's time at a private equity firm." Romney also attached Gingrich for never running a business or a state but plans to fight for every vote in every state for the remained of the race.
Third and fourth place presidential hopefuls, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, respectively, will turn their focus to other states. After the polls closed, Santorum announced that he would open his campaign in Florida on Sunday. Paul reportedly intends to skip Flordia and focus on upcoming caucuses in Nevada and Missouri. This morning the Post-Dispatch produced a detailed article recapping the primary and previewing upcoming polls.
Overall, I feel that the Post-Dispatch coverage of the primary was very appropriate. It addressed each candidate while focusing more on the prominent battle between Romney and Gingrich.
Third and fourth place presidential hopefuls, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, respectively, will turn their focus to other states. After the polls closed, Santorum announced that he would open his campaign in Florida on Sunday. Paul reportedly intends to skip Flordia and focus on upcoming caucuses in Nevada and Missouri. This morning the Post-Dispatch produced a detailed article recapping the primary and previewing upcoming polls.
Overall, I feel that the Post-Dispatch coverage of the primary was very appropriate. It addressed each candidate while focusing more on the prominent battle between Romney and Gingrich.