• 64% of voters in South Carolina plan to vote for incumbent Jim DeMint
• 21% plan to give their vote to socially inept accused sex offender (and unlikely candidate) Alvin Greene
• 15%could conceivably vote for Alvin Greene, but probably won’t source

» Why this is bad for Democrats: Beyond the obvious “we’re going to lose a seat we expected to lose anyway” angle, Greene’s candidacy in South Carolina means that the influential far-right-leaning DeMint can spend his $4 million in funds on other things, such as, you know, propping up candidates who may not have the good fortune that he does.