Special Report: U.S. presidential election 2008
Backgrounder: Nevada caucuses in U.S. presidential nomination race
BEIJING, Jan. 21 -- In the US, Republican John
McCain is ahead, as vote counting winds up in Saturday's hotly contested primary
in South Carolina.
Republican party presidential hopefuls are now
setting their sights on Florida where the next crucial contest will take place
on January 29.
With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Republican
Senator John McCain won 33 percent of the votes, beating former Governor Mike
Huckabee of Arkansas.
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Rudy Giuliani, Republican Presidential
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John McCain, Republican Presidential Hopeful, said,
"Glad to have won the endorsement of the majority of the Republicans in the
state of South Carolina, and as we reminded people last night, and will probably
several times more, the candidate that - for the last 28 years - that has won
South Carolina has been the nominee of the party."
McCain says he expects to come under heavy criticism
from his opponents in particular, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has
staked his entire candidacy on the race in Florida.
Rudy Giuliani, Republican Presidential Hopeful, said,
"Well, I think the case for me is that I am the strongest fiscal conservative in
the race, and that I have a record of supporting tax cuts. John (McCain) voted
against the Bush tax cuts, I think on both occasions, and sided with the
Democrats. I have great respect for John. He is a very good friend of mine. But
in the area of fiscal conservatism, I think I'm the strongest fiscal
conservative in the race."
Meanwhile, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
also went after McCain. Romney is seen as McCain's primary competition for
frontrunner status.
Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Hopeful, said,
"If they want somebody instead who's been in the real economy over the last 25,
30 years, who understands why jobs come and why they go and understands what it
takes to grow an economy, then I think I'll be their person."
Though McCain is enjoying some momentum following his
South Carolina victory, the Republican race still has no clear frontrunner.
(Source: CCTV.com)
Hillary, Romney emerge as winners of Nevada caucuses
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Nevada caucuses Saturday, beating arch-rival Barack Obama in a hard-fought race, while former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won a landslide victory on the Republican contest.
With 79 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary has 51 percent of the vote, compared to 45 percent for Barrack Obama, her arch-rival. Full story
