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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
While I understand that North Carolina is currently a toss up state according to some polling data, I'd be pretty shocked if it actually did land in the Democrat column on election day. The demographics in that state are decidedly against Obama.
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Living here, I agree with you. While I live in the Triangle, it is but a dot of blue in an ocean of red. NASCAR was started here for goodness sake.
However, I think that the events of the last week might actually make things close. Charlotte is the second largest banking center in the country (behind NYC). And Wachovia was kind of the flagship bank of the state. Banking is the business in Charlotte--it's where Wall Street actually meets Main Street. If McCain cannot shake the image that he is more responsible for the banking crisis than Obama is, it could sink him here. Of course, if McCain cannot turn the banking crisis meme around, he's lost anyway, so it might not be that NC is sure to go red so much as NC is not the state that will tip the balance for Obama.