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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:01 PM

cleduc (473 posts)

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but he did slip in the NC polls in May when he announced his support for gay marriage
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nc/north_carolina_romney_vs_obama-1784.html

For much of this cycle since May, it was regarded as a tossup and then sometimes, lean Ronney.

After early voting, I thought they had a shot
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/05/1156476/-NC-Pre-EDAY-Analysis-All-the-Data-About-NC-Screams-Tossup-Except-Conventional-Wisdom-GOTV

I was actually a little surprised he didn't finish closer and wonder if there were any shenanigans with the voting (though that's a long, long way from an accusation).

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
I don't remember North Carolina being considered a battleground state [View all]	rucky	Nov 2012	OP
Obama won it in 2008.	LisaL	Nov 2012	#1
i have been following it all cycle... seems prominent to me	oldhippydude	Nov 2012	#2
You missed it	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#3
North Carolina	John2	Nov 2012	#10
It was frequently mentioned as the only battleground state where Romney had a consistent lead	Marsala	Nov 2012	#4
The polls had us ahead a few times.	karmaqueen	Nov 2012	#5
Blame it on the damn Yankee infiltrators and carpetbagging types.	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#6
my sister says it is always the racists moving down keeping them red	hollysmom	Nov 2012	#7
Don't mean to offend anyone but I gotta tell you	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#8
Obama was quite competitive and a tad ahead at times	cleduc	Nov 2012	#9

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