Huckabee surging in S.C.

The latest poll in South Carolina

ARG GOP South Carolina Primary

• Mike Huckabee 33% (23%)
• John McCain 26% (33%)
• Fred Thompson 21% (13%)
• Mitt Romney 9% (20%)
• Rudy Giuliani 3% (4%)
• Ron Paul 2% (1%)
• Duncan Hunter 1% (1%)
• Alan Keyes 1% (2%)
• Undecided 4% (3%)

Among Republicans (81% of the sample) likely to vote in the GOP primary, Huckabee leads with 37 percent of the vote. McCain and Thompson are tied for second, each with 22 percent.

Among independents (19% of the sample) expected to vote in Saturday’s primary, McCain has a 48-19% lead over Huckabee.

Survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters (487 Republicans and 113 independent voters) was conducted January 17-18. The margin of error is ± 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 15-16 are in parentheses.

HT: Race42008

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