South Carolina may be a Republican state but many Democrats are walking around here.

They want to be president.

The latest to visit is Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), who's holding a town meeting at five o'clock this evening at the Wyche Pavilion outside the Peace Center.

There are nine candidates in the race for the nomination. So many Democrats are still making up their minds about which one they'll support.

At least here in South Carolina, they're looking for a candidate with a plan for the economy.

"Getting people back to work. Plans for that," is what swing voter Susan Abel says she's looking for. "Maybe giving help to companies that are struggling (like) the textile industry."

The SC Employment Security Commission says unemployment hasn't been this bad in the state since March of 1994.

Last year, nearly 12,000 people in the manufacturing industry lost their jobs.

Democratic voter Andre Richburg is hoping to hear plans to keep companies here in the US.

"We'll give these temporary incentives to get a company here, whether it's an international company or a domestic company," he said. "But like I say, it's temporary."

He'd like to see tariffs on a lot of the imports coming into the country.

But he, and a lot of other Democrats, are also worried about healthcare.

The US Census says nearly 490,000 people don't have coverage in South Carolina.

"Without a healthy people you don't have a productive people," said Richburg.?"We need to make sure that we are healthy and we make...healthcare affordable."

Deciding which candidate is the perfect fit may be hard this time around.

"It is difficult with nine candidates!" said Margaret Gaines, a Democratic voter. "And I really wish there was probably four. You know, maybe three."

But which presidential candidate wants the distinction of being the first that dropped out?

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