Voting is underway in South Carolina.<br/> A constant steam of voters cast their ballots for their chosen Republican presidential candidates Saturday at the Woodlands precinct in Columbia, South Carolina.<br/> Polls show a tight race between former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (English) RYAN BARNES, COLUMBIA RESIDENT, BANKER, SAYING:<br/> "I voted for Newt Gingrich in this primary because I really felt like he did the best job in the debates, I felt like he has the experience that is needed to lead this country forward and I had some concerns over Romney and just really felt more comfortable with Newt based on his experience in the past as Speaker of the House."<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN MCDOUGALL, 67, LAWYER, COLUMBIA RESIDENT, SAYING:<br/> " I voted for Mitt Romney and the reason I did, I had narrowed it down to Santorum and Romney and I thought Romney is the one who could possibly win the election at the end of the year."<br/> The winner of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the party's nomination in every<br/> election since 1980.<br/> Romney's path to the nomination would be nearly clear if he can clinch the state on Saturday.<br/> Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
