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To: 100%FEDUP; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; ~Vor~; A2J; a4drvr; Adder; Aegedius; Afronaut; alethia; ...
That's right Obama, keep blowing those resources on North Carolina while making comments like this...

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25 posted on 09/30/2008 7:17:10 PM PDT by MitchellC
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In today's paper: (The fix is in) Voter rolls swell to record 6m

Heavy registration in urban counties has swelled North Carolina's voter rolls.

More than 600,000 new voters, including a large number of young and black citizens, have registered, bringing the state's total to a record 6 million.

"Voter registration has eclipsed all records, no doubt about it," said state elections director Gary Bartlett.

Democrats are the apparent beneficiaries, helping Barack Obama make the state an unexpected battleground. Republican John McCain's campaign says it isn't worried.

Overall, Democrats have an overall edge in registration, with 2.7 million to 2 million Republicans. Of the new voters, 48 percent are Democrats, 21 percent Republicans and nearly a third independents. By comparison, in 2004 Democrats made up 39 percent of new voters and Republicans 34 percent.

Black people, who make up about 22 percent of the state's population, account for more than 30 percent of new voters. (N&O)

26 posted on 10/01/2008 7:03:36 AM PDT by mykdsmom
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