McCain now a leaner in N.C.
Monday, September 29th, 2008
By Staff
Congressional Quarterly has downgraded John McCain's chances here.
The Washington-based news service had previously listed North Carolina as "Republican Favored" but now ranks the state as the more competitive "Leans Republican."
Staffer Greg Giroux writes that Democrat Barack Obama still has an uphill climb in North Carolina and Indiana based on past elections:
"Still, it would take quite a leap for Obama to switch those two states from Republican red to Democratic blue on those Election Night electoral vote maps. While [George] Bush won Virginia by an 8 percentage-point margin, he carried North Carolina by 12 points — even though Democratic vice presidential nominee [John] Edwards represented the state in the Senate — and took Indiana by a 21-point margin."
Standing in for McCain
Here's a mostly complete list of McCain's surrogates in North Carolina for the general election:
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr; former Sen. Bob Dole; former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer; former Arkansas Rep. Asa Hutchinson; Republican Party chairwoman Linda Daves; former N.C. Republican Party chairman Ferrell Blount; state Sen. Neal Hunt; House Minority Leader Paul Stam; state Reps. Ric Killian and Nelson Dollar; Dr. Jeanne and David Smoot; and former prisoner of war Col. J. Quincy Collins Jr.
Standing in for Obama
Here's a mostly complete list of Obama's surrogates in North Carolina for the general election:
Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife, Jill; Michelle Obama; Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; former Sen. Bill Bradley; former Sen. Jean Carnahan; Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert; Maj. Gen. Scott Gration; professor Sarah Sewall; veterans Paul Bucha, John McCary and Jon Kuniholm; actresses Alfre Woodard, Jurnee Smollett, Tatyana Ali, Ellen Pompeo and Danielle Panabaker; and actors Kal Penn and Harold Perrineau. The daughter of Jackie Robinson was scheduled to come but did not make it. (more…)
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