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North Carolina Called For Obama

AP | MIKE BAKER and BARBARA RODRIGUEZ | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


RALEIGH, N.C. — President-elect Obama won North Carolina on Thursday, a triumph that underscored his political strength as he turned nine states...

GOTV in North Carolina: Labor Takes a Lead

Elana Levin | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Elana Levin

Last week one of the Change to Win volunteers was outside a polling place and a woman in line called out her name. "Erin! I'm in line here to vote because of you!"

Sam Stein

Obama On Grandmother And Campaign: "Bittersweet"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


In what was clearly a very difficult portion of his address Monday night in North Carolina, Barack Obama spoke for several minutes on this grandmother...

First-Time North Carolina Voters Confused By Straight-Ticket Ballots

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

In North Carolina, where voters can register and cast their ballots on the same day during early voting, Obama volunteers have been bringing first-tim...

Michelle Obama Rallies and Reassures Influential North Carolina Baptists

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- While her husband rallied more than 10,000 people sixty miles away in Raleigh, Michelle Obama swooped into Fayetteville on Wedne...

Poll: Obama Up In Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio

Time | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


With less than a week of campaigning left, Democrat Barack Obama is holding stable or growing leads over Republican John McCain in Nevada, North Carol...

What Political Malpractice Looks Like (The B Team That Ran The McCain Campaign Into The Ground)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

We'll have plenty of time to dissect this pig after November 4th, but I wanted to get a head start on some of the most egregious acts of political malpractice I have ever seen at this level of politics in my life.

Go figure: Barrackville Trends Obama

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

2008-10-27-barrackville.jpgThe Barrackville, WV voters were great examples of what we found everywhere -- growing support for Obama as people figure out how to make ends meet.

If You Experience An Election Lasting More Than...

Alison Teal | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Alison Teal

The debates are over but the campaign goes on and on... and on. We need it to be over, but there's still so much to be done. And will it even be over when it's over?

Obama Gets Mixed Reception During Visit To North Carolina Diner

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


The Cape Fear BBQ and Chicken Restaurant. Some powerful and at times ugly interaction today. 12:33 p.m. Sen. Barack Obama entered the barbecue joint ...

McCain Robocalls In North Carolina: Obama Puts "Hollywood Above America"

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign and the RNC are pumping new robocalls into North Carolina that question Barack Obama's patriotism by charging that he and his fell...

Campaign Rally Journal: Women R.I.S.E. in Wilmington, NC

Yuna Shin | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Yuna Shin

Wilmington, South Carolina -- Southeastern North Carolina should be McCain's sure bet, but from the looks of rallies being held all across the region ...

Ground War Report: North Carolina Mamas For Obama Hold Battleground Bake Sale

Stephanie Anderson-Ladd | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home


Stephanie Anderson-Ladd

"I never thought I'd be so unhappy with the potential of having a woman in the White House. I'm pretty tired of hearing how Palin is supposed to be the embodiment of a modern woman. She doesn't represent me as a mom."

Greensboro, N.C. Celebrates Re-Opening of Obama HQ

Wes Isley | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home


Wes Isley

While Obama staff and volunteer Fellows weren't allowed to speak to me, I found the rest of the crowd eager to share. I wanted to find out why they support Obama and what issues mattered to residents here.

Polls Show Close Race In North And South Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


A new set of polls from the Carolinas show that both of these states could be close this Fall, despite the fact that neither has voted Democratic sinc...

Poll: Obama Putting North Carolina In Play

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's promise to make a play for North Carolina -- a state that has consistently voted Republican since 1980 -- might just have some potentia...

A "Hard Working White American" Speaks

Reny Monk | Posted 05.17.2008 | Home


Reny Monk

"I voted for Jesse Helms and was proud to do it. I voted for Fared Ali... and he's as Black as any man I ever seen... It comes down to if they're gonna do the right thing for the country."

Evidence scant that Wright hurt Obama much in Ind., N.C.

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The reaction _ or lack of it _ by Indiana and North Carolina voters to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's incendiary comments emphasizes ho...

Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Lawrence O'Donnell

A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.

Game-Changers and Groundhog Days: The Most Exciting Super Tuesday Yet!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media


It was interesting listening to the pundits try to puzzle everythig through as suddenly, somewhere south of midnight, Indiana surged for Obama, leaving the mayor of Gary, Indiana with some serious bragging rights (and giving Keith Olbermann an excuse to cite The Music Man).

Sam Stein

Obama Struggles With Working Class Whites, Dems Emotionally Divided

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Coming into the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, an emphasis was placed on two questions: Could Barack Obama win over the small town vote and, to...

The Primary Day Ritual

Al Giordano | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Al Giordano

The media talking heads will ask aloud why Obama can't "close the deal" (in Clinton's own words) and what is numerically a defeat for Clinton will get spun as a Clinton victory.

North Carolina, Indiana Primaries: Full Results, Exit Polls

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


INDIANA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Clinton 638,192 51% Obama 615,753 49% NORTH CAROLINA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Obama 889,513 56% Clinton 657,616...

Obama, Clinton Turn Up Populist Charm With Campaign Settings

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are chasing the elusive white middle class voter in Indiana (as well as North Carolina), and their campaigns are work...

In NC Obama Proves He Has The Right Stuff (In Spite Of Wright)

Reny Monk | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home


Reny Monk

As I listened to him answer questions, though, all I could think of was those people who leave long, rambling messages on my voice mail, then forget to leave their name and number.