You could hear the cheers “Mac is back” from South Carolina tonight as John McCain won the South Carolina primary. Mike Huckabee finished second.

Shortly after McCain gave his speech, I received this e-mail from his campaign:

Now that John McCain has won both the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries, he has passed the historical test for Republican candidates and is on course to win. He has the momentum, the drive, and is the only candidate that is ready to lead on day one – and he will!

I believe this win will give McCain some momentum going into Florida on January 29, but some reports are saying that around 40% of the voters have already cast their ballots in Florida. This might be good for Rudy Giuliani, as he has staked his whole campaign on Florida and the February 5 primaries and caucuses. He’s been in Florida a lot.

McCain leads in many polls in Florida, and he leads in many national polls in head to head competition with Clinton and Obama. Many folks may vote for McCain because he appears to be (at this time) the one Republican candidate who can win against the two top Democrats.

McCain may really “do away with earmarks, period” if he makes it to the White House. It might not be too bad of an idea to put a Veteran in the White House, too.

The second place finish must be tough for Huckabee, who is from the South. It was also a tough time for Fred Thompson, who probably will finish a distant third and Mitt Romney fourth.

Romney took Nevada today to give him a little sunshine on a cloudy day. It was mostly Romney and Ron Paul who campaigned there. Ron Paul finished a distant second to Romney in Nevada.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton took Nevada. Shortly after her victory, I received this e-mail (I subscribe to most of the candidates e-mails):

Have you heard? We just won the Democratic caucuses in Nevada. You have done so much to make winning moments like this possible. Thank you!

People across the country are placing their faith in our campaign, especially those hardest hit by the recent downturn in the economy. We can’t let them down. We’re working together to bring about change, and America is responding to our efforts.

Many folks thought Obama would do better there. The Democrats next primary is in South Carolina on Saturday. Obama leads in the polls there.

So Saturday was a great day for political junkies like me. On Sunday, we can take a day off from politics and watch the AFC and NFC Championship games. Life is darn good with politics and football!