| Quote: Last week Obama led by two points. He is now winning 82% of the Democratic vote, compared to just 74% a week ago. For most of the general election his share of his own party’s vote has hovered in the upper 60s and lower 70s. “If 80% or more of Democrats in North Carolina really end up voting for Obama then John McCain is finished here,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “Republicans have won here in the Presidential race for years by taking anywhere from a fifth to a third of the Democratic vote, but if that doesn’t happen this year the state is going to turn blue.” Obama also has a 46-40 lead with independents in the state. He may have been aided by his trip to Asheville in this poll. After trailing by an average of six points in the region over the course of PPP’s last three polls he is leading 54-37 there this time. He has also reached his highest percentage of the white vote in a PPP poll, at 38%. With increased black turnout this year that’s probably good enough to take the state. |
There is NO EXCUSE next month, people. If John McCain wins North Carolina, it will be the result of one thing: apathy. I'm not going to sit here and try to convince you that Barack Obama is some kind of savior, but he is unequivocally the most progressive candidate Democrats have nominated in my lifetime. Yes, he is a mainstream politician, and he has his faults, but they're substantially fewer in number than those of his opponent. The same was true in the last few races, but the difference this time is that Obama actually has policies that could do some real good for the people of this country.
We can defeat McCain, and his plan for another four years of disastrous policies, right here in North Carolina. For the first time since 1976, this state is legitimately in play. If you haven't registered to vote, then stop wasting time. Not sure if you've registered in the past? Check here. If you haven't, get the form here. Here in Charlotte, get off your ass and take the form to the Mecklenburg County Board Of Elections. You can find the address here. It's on the right if you're driving into the city, on the left if you're coming from I-277, and their office is in the back of the building. Elsewhere in the state, just Google (your county) board of elections. If you can't find it, ask me, and I'll find it for you.
NO EXCUSES. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines.
And when you go vote in November, this would also be a good time to get Elizabeth Dole out of the Senate.
