Poll: Obama Might Have Shot At Flipping North Carolina
By
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/profile/kleefeld">Eric Kleefeld - July 17, 2008, 1:37PM
John McCain might end up having to work really hard to hold on to North Carolina, a new poll suggests, even though this Southern state hasn't voted Dem since Jimmy Carter's win in 1976.
The new numbers from Rasmussen: McCain 48%, Obama 45%, with a ±4.5% margin of error. Other polls
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/ncpres/">have shown a similarly-close race, a surprising development considering that George W. Bush beat John Kerry here by a 56%-44% margin.
One thing that should be noted: North Carolina is on the list of 18 states that the Obama campaign has targeted with their ads so far, and the ads could be making an impact.
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