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GEOFF? GEOFF: CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT 2020 COVERAGE, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, RELEASING THEIR PALMETTO POLL AHEAD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY THIS MORNING. OUR RENEE WUNDERLICH IS THERE WITH THE DETAILS RENEE? -- DETAILS RENEE? ,>> WE ARE INSIDE THE UNIVERSITY’S SOCIAL MEDIA CENTER. YOU CAN SEE PART OF IT. THIS LOOKS AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT ISSUES, AND FOR TODAY’S’S THEME, THE CANDIDATES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOCIAL MEDIA HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN THE PALO METAL POLE AND THE POLL RESULTS WERE RELEASED TODAY. WHILE BERNIE SANDERS SEEMS TO HAVE THE MOST MENTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, THE POLL PREDICTS JOE BIDEN AS THE WINNER OF SOUTH CAROLINA WITH 35%. THE POLL FOUND TOM STEYER AT SECOND PLACE WITH 17% AND -- AND BERNIE SANDERS AND THIRD-PLACE WITH 13%. A TIE FOR FOURTH BETWEEN PETE BUTTIGIEG AND ELIZABETH WARREN. BOTH OF THEM WITH 8%. LATER TODAY, MY COLLEAGUE AND I WILL BE BREAKING DOWN THE POLL, AS WELL AS THE INFLUENCE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS HAD FOR THE

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The Clemson University Palmetto Poll was released Wednesday. It found new candidates keeping pace with more familiar names as the South Carolina primary election vote draws to a close on Saturday. The poll had 650 respondents, with a mixed survey methodology of telephone respondents, online and online panel voters. It was conducted by a professional polling firm of voters statewide from Feb. 17-25. The survey has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.8%, and a 95% confidence level for the results. Voters in the poll were asked: "If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?" - Joe Biden 35% - Tom Steyer 17% - Bernie Sanders 13% - Elizabeth Warren 8% - Pete Buttigieg 8% - Amy Klobuchar 4% - Tulsi Gabbard 2% - Unsure 12% Voters were asked a followup question about their choice, asking which characteristics of the candidate they picked appealed to them the most. Regardless of their familiarity with voters, the choices showed both policy and personality appeal. Respondents were allowed to give multiple reasons for their support. What do you like most about your choice for president? Strong leader: 55%Cares about people like me: 51%Shares my position on issues: 45%She/he is the most electable: 32%Other: 2%No answer: 3%The poll asked voters to pick from a list of the most important issues facing the nation in anticipation of their primary decision. “Poor leadership in government” was the choice of 32% of the respondents, ahead of the second reason, health care, at 22%. Second, primary voters were asked about the role the economy paid in their election decision: 42% said that the economy was “getting worse,” and a similar percentage (44%) said it was “staying about the same.” Finally, respondents were asked about the role the impeachment proceedings in December (2019) and January (2020) played in their decision to vote. A majority of the respondents said the hearings had “no effect” (53%) on their decision to participate, but nearly as many (40%) said they made it “more likely” that they would vote. For more on the poll results, click here. More election coverage: Presidential candidate guide | What voters need to know before heading to the polls | Fun facts about the candidates | Where can you see the candidates in SC this week