NC- battleground state?
It's a short article, but it was printed in at least one local paper in NC. I'm sorry I don't have a link for it- my mom emailed me the article.
The Enquirer Journal 10/10/2008, Page A01
N.C.: A battleground state?
RALEIGH (AP) " It's no coincidence that Barack Obama did his preparation for this week's presidential debate in North Carolina's western mountains. Or that on the day of the debate, Michelle Obama was rallying voters on the state's Atlantic Coast. Or that the Democratic nominee spent the morning after the first presidential debate in the state. John McCain? Voters haven't seen him in six months.
North Carolina hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter and was on nobody's list of battleground states a year ago. But now, polls and an avalanche of Democratic registrations indicate North Carolina is no longer a GOP lock. And McCain's efforts to win its 15 electoral votes don't match Obama's.
"I am surprised " and I think you've got to give it to Obama, said longtime North Carolina GOP operative Ballard Everett. "He ramped up in North Carolina early, he's moved out there and kept those troops working hard.
Without question, Obama and his troops have a lot of history to overcome: President Bush twice won North Carolina by double-digit margins, and White House candidates from both parties have largely ignored the state since 1992.
The Enquirer Journal 10/10/2008, Page A01
N.C.: A battleground state?
RALEIGH (AP) " It's no coincidence that Barack Obama did his preparation for this week's presidential debate in North Carolina's western mountains. Or that on the day of the debate, Michelle Obama was rallying voters on the state's Atlantic Coast. Or that the Democratic nominee spent the morning after the first presidential debate in the state. John McCain? Voters haven't seen him in six months.
North Carolina hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter and was on nobody's list of battleground states a year ago. But now, polls and an avalanche of Democratic registrations indicate North Carolina is no longer a GOP lock. And McCain's efforts to win its 15 electoral votes don't match Obama's.
"I am surprised " and I think you've got to give it to Obama, said longtime North Carolina GOP operative Ballard Everett. "He ramped up in North Carolina early, he's moved out there and kept those troops working hard.
Without question, Obama and his troops have a lot of history to overcome: President Bush twice won North Carolina by double-digit margins, and White House candidates from both parties have largely ignored the state since 1992.