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Good job Obama. All you had to do was not be a republican and tell people things are going to change. Now, let’s work together to get some of that change.
Man, NC might actually go Obama. He was ahead a few percentage points, but then it got to around 90% reporting and McCain took the lead for a while, now Obama has a 20,000 vote lead with 95% reporting. This county has come a long way.
Lordy, I need to go to bed. I just watched Obama speak in Chicago. As usual, good speech.
Good night all. Here’s to the future. 
It’s good to vote for the winner.
Yeah, we are smart here in NC:
This article is nice, it gives a sneak peak at some of the newly registered voters in NC.
Democrats register in record numbers
This article gives a good perspective on the primary vs. general election importance. Some things I had not really thought of before.
So, what do I think will happen next Tuesday in North Carolina? Should I trust the polls or not? Should I trust the numbers? Going by demographics alone, it appears Obama has the lead for a reason. In most of the other states, ethnic groups have voted like people suspect, so why not expect the same here?
About 23% of our population is African American, which is about 10% higher than the national average. No matter what Bill did in the 90′s, I doubt Clinton will receive enough votes from this group to make a difference and close the gap Obama currently maintains.
Probably 8 or 9% is Hispanic, depending on how many illegal immigrants are guessed. Hillary should keep constant and gain more votes in this community over Obama.
The rest of the population is a majority of rural or urban whites with Asian and Pacific nations represented as well. Clinton has an edge in the rural vote, who overwhelmingly vote Republican, or at least in the past they have voted that way. We seem to have a tradition, at least in my short life span, of voting Democratic governors and Republican presidents. I have not quite figured that out yet. We are special.
I think Obama will prevail next Tuesday, but not as large as Hillary’s 9.2% win in Penn. Who knows though, there is a lot of time between now and next week, or now and tomorrow for that matter.
