Any chance it has something to do with this?
Posted on 09/22/2008 7:58:08 AM PDT by tatown
North Carolina is one of several traditionally Republican states where John McCain just can’t quite seem to pull away from Barack Obama. The Republican candidate has been at least slightly ahead in six of the seven monthly polls conducted in the state and was tied in the seventh. But, his advantage has always remained in single digits, often the low single digits.
This month, it’s more of the same as the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain ahead 50% to 47%. That’s not too much different than the results from a month ago.
Eighty-one percent (81%) of Obama supporters are voting for their candidate with enthusiasm while 15% are voting primarily against McCain. Sixty-two percent (62%) of McCain voters are casting their votes with enthusiasm while 34% are voting primarily against Obama.
As always, the racial divide is sharp. In the Tar Heel State, Obama is supported by 98% of African-Americans while McCain currently earns the vote from 66% of White voters. McCain attracts 88% of Republicans while Obama has 79% support from Democrats (Full demographic crosstabs are available to Premium Members).
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No way its this close in NC. No Way!
This is pure bullsh!t. Plain and simple. McCain will win NC easily.
Way too close, my friends.
“Obama is supported by 98% of African-Americans”
Now THAT is racist.
The media sees nothing significant about this. These good folks are merely voting their conscience and supporting the better man.
On the other hand, any white person who fails to vote for Obama has outed him or herself out as a closet KKK-member who wants to bring back Jim Crow.
Send Sarah!! :)
LLS
Sorry, try again. McCain is winning 88% of Republicans.
ya,I was going to say the same thing. On electoral vote map websites, North Carolina has been solid McCain for a long time now. I can’t believe it’s gotten that close.
I cannot believe you actually believe this. This claims that only 88% of the republicans will vote for MCCain this is a joke.
In North Carolina, Democratic challenger Kay Hagan has taken a six-point lead over Republican United States Senator Elizabeth Dole.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Tar Heel State finds Hagan with 51% of the vote and Dole with 45%.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/north_carolina/election_2008_north_carolina_senate
Translation: Send Palin.
McCain has 100% of the base here in Mississippi... I do not buy it... not with Palin on board.
LLS
Don’t know about that, but what concerns me more is how little progress we’ve made in racial relations. It would appear that black folks in NC are overwhelmingly racist.
Fantasy.
Yes, poll manipulation; "Push Polling."
Somebody’s lying, big time, or we are in deep doo-doo.
Even with Edwards on the Demo ticket, Kerry could only muster 44% of the vote there in 2004. Unless there has been a huge influx of lefties since then, this poll sounds a bit off. Still, a lead is a lead. If McCain should take the state only narrowly, he still gets those crucial electorals.
I don’t know much about NC politics, but to have an incumbent Senator trailing by 6 points is not good.
..Bush won by over 12 points in ‘04—this and the Minnesota poll are wrong...
I hate to say this, but I am starting to question the Ras polling. This one is just out there. And that’s good news, because it may mean that McCain is tied or ahead in states such as MI or PA where Ras has a ‘close’ race.
The only “Obama” bumper stickers I see, are almost always either on a vehicle driven by a minority, or an old and battered Volvo covered with “Moonbat” stickers. I rarely see an Obama placard in front yards, and when I do they are again usually minority home-owners.
McCain/Palin stickers abound however, as well as a LOT of “NoBama” 08 which can be deceptive at first glance. I always give them a thumbs-up with a smile when I see them in traffic.
Given those limited sightings, I hope the numbers work in McCain’s favor.
Don’t worry about this bogus poll. Please.
Some Dem group—Soros?? is supposed to be sending money here to NC to help that witch Hagan and Obama. I have been seeing lots more Obama ads in the last week on TV
My thoughts exactly.
I’m a lifelong North Carolinian and I think that longterm the state is trending away from the GOP. Sad to say but true. The reason is the influx of two groups. The first are a ton of people from up north and other parts of the US who come to the triangle area to work in the tech/pharmaceutical industry and at the universities. That area tends to be a Dem area and its where our population growth is.
The second is the latino population. Just go to an elementary school in much of the state. You’ll be stunned at how high the percentage of latino kids you’ll find. Most of them are citizens and their parents are breeding like rabbits and turning out new citizens all the time. You can bet we won’t be winning a majority of that vote without moving even more to the left on entitlements and illegal immigration.
I’m not being negative, but I think Obama has a real shot at winning this election. I say that as a cautionary note, warning against overconfidence at this point.
“Because we “hired” a moderate, or what can sometimes be described a RINO, to represent us in the Presidential contest this year when the base, particularly so in NC, is conservative? “
so NC would rather vote for a Marxist than a “Moderate”? yeah that makes sense.
Yes, poll manipulation; "Push Polling."How is this a "push poll"?
Now THAT is racist.
You nailed it. Why not call it what it is plain ans simple?
It is a push poll because someone here doesn't like the results.
“NC has become a wasteland of Yankees and Mexicans. I wouldn’t be shocked to the state go blue. We’re like a sanctuary state for ignorant voters. “
I just posted something similar. IMO we take it this time and probably the next. By 2016 I bet we’ll be a rat state.
“You nailed it. Why not call it what it is plain ans simple? “
Didn’t you get the memo? Only white people can be racist!
The last ‘Rat presidential candidate to win in NC was Carter, who likewise had the ability to pass himself off as a conservative in 1976. No ‘Rat presidential contender has carried the state since. It ain't gonna be a black radical leftist named Barack Hussein Obama who breaks the GOP streak.
I learned everything I needed to know about SCPubbie by looking at his/her/its profile ..
Any chance it has something to do with this?
There was a poll out about a week ago that showed McCain ahead by 20 points. How could there be such a wide difference?
That’s 20 points higher than dems in Congress.
That’s 20 points higher than dems in Congress.True. But fair or not people tend to blame the president more.
I can’t believe we are going to lose Dole. What’s up with that?
If that’s true, Palin needs to make an appearance with her like soon.
Rasmussen sent a notice last week stating he was slightly increasing dem affiliations and dropping Repub for no reason except a guess just like Gallup did but with no verbal notice .Rasmussen weights by party based on a very large poll of voters self identification and Gallup doesn't weight by party at all.
If it was truly this close in NC, BO would be leading in VA by 10-12 points and would be essentially tied in TN and WV.
Read the WIZBANG website analysis of the Gallup raw data vs the Poll results.
There is a party affliation in the mix and they just won’t admit it.
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