NC is like almost a swing state. Our vote could actually mater this election cycle.

9/9/2008 12:27:16 AM

No, NC will be very red this year again. I'd bet the farm on it unless McCain leaks his drawers on national TV during the debates.

[Edited on September 9, 2008 at 4:09 PM. Reason : -]

9/9/2008 4:09:21 PM

+1 for McCain

9/9/2008 4:15:32 PM

I'll be voting, but not for either of those jokers.

9/9/2008 4:26:56 PM

NC probably won't swing blue, but it'll get purple enough to make McCain spend money here he could spend elsewhere.

9/9/2008 4:35:56 PM

Obama/Biden

Pat McCrory

Liddy Dole

B.J. Lawson

9/9/2008 4:48:57 PM

Think again.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/politics&id=6380065

9/9/2008 6:42:54 PM

Quote :

"No, NC will be very red this year again. I'd bet the farm on it unless McCain leaks his drawers on national TV during the debates"

No surprise there

9/9/2008 10:18:18 PM

Quote :

"McCain is now in front among the educated and less educated, among the affluent and less affluent. He's polling at 64% in Coastal Carolina (up from 57%), at 60% in Charlotte (up from 53%), and at 54% in Raleigh / Greensboro (up from 44%). Pro-Life voters backed McCain 2:1 last month, 4:1 this month."

Fuck.

9/9/2008 10:31:36 PM

20 points is an amazing jump, that has to be an outlier poll.

9/9/2008 10:32:32 PM

Not sure yet.

Was 100% McCain but the Palin pick of VP has put a notion of 'no confidence' in trusting McCain to not carry on the same right wing bullshit we have dealt with under Darth Cheney and George Dub.
At this point i'd almost say i'm 55% Obama/ 45% McCain; b.c at the worst if Obama wins...
1.) The Jesse Jacksons and welfare queens could no longer use the "white man" as their excuse to their worhtless existence.
2.) Maybe the FUCKING GOP WILL WAKE UP; SHED OFF ITS MOONBAT EVANGELICAL RIGHT WING CHRISTIAN JESUS LAND PLATFORM AND ITS NEO-CON BIG BUSINESS FRIENDLY POLICIES. At this point reverting back to what the GOP is supposed to be about which is Fiscal Conservatism and SMALLER Gov't. Smaller gov't does NOT Equal cutting taxes for your rich buddies, slashing a few social programs to save face with your "conservative" platform, and jacking up spending in your wars for oil as well as pork earmarks for your -R buddies in congress.


McCrory for Gov't

Anybody including Hitler for senate over the Kansas Transplant Dole who is the equivalent of a Hillary for the GOP

[Edited on September 9, 2008 at 11:47 PM. Reason : l]

9/9/2008 11:46:51 PM

Democrats haven't won NC since Jimmy Carter in 1976



And they are not going to do it this year either...

9/10/2008 1:26:36 AM

McCain/Palin
Pat McRory
Kay Hagan

Haven't really looked into various state offices or the house race yet, need to get on that.

9/10/2008 1:45:35 AM

third party for Pres

9/10/2008 7:27:57 AM

Quote :

"McCain is now in front among the educated and less educated"

lies

only dumbasses are voting McCain, amirite Dems

9/10/2008 7:45:53 AM

Obama/Biden
voting in ny state

9/10/2008 8:25:27 AM

Obama/Biden 100%.

McCain/Palin just got entirely silly in the latest ad. seeing he supported sex education for kindergarten kids. it was actual a law against child sex predators.

Republicans hit a new low.

9/10/2008 9:11:49 AM

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"i'm gonna exercise my swingvote ability and sweep in for the mccain/palin ticket."

Well sir, consider your swing vote negated by my swing vote.

Quote :

"I still have to decide between voting for a nanny state or a police state."

Quote :

"if voting could change anything it would be illegal"

9/10/2008 10:46:10 AM

With Petrobucks Palin on the ticket that pretty much sealed the deal for me voting Obama/Biden. I was privy to her anti-environmental stance long before her seemingly attractive face graced Chit Chat. It will also be nice to have an intelligent and articulate president at the helm. Reminds me of Woodrow Wilson. (Yeah, yeah some of you will now attempt to paint him as a racist. Bite me)

[Edited on September 11, 2008 at 3:02 AM. Reason : .]

9/11/2008 3:02:07 AM

Quote :

"With Petrobucks Palin on the ticket that pretty much sealed the deal for me voting Obama/Biden."

Same with me. I did support McCain strongly but his campaign direction and choice of VP has thrashed my support. With Palin as VP we are one heartbeat away from having a new US Flag....



[Edited on September 11, 2008 at 4:25 PM. Reason : a]

[Edited on September 11, 2008 at 4:26 PM. Reason : a]

9/11/2008 4:25:38 PM

post

9/12/2008 12:39:50 PM

Quote :

"i was on the fence until they picked Palin. i love me some McCain, and i loved McCain in 2000 more than you can imagine. the party picked a guy who went awol to snort coke while McCain was serving combat duty - i couldn't get behind that then. and now they pick someone the caliber of Palin over all the other highly qualified candidates out there - i can't get behind that either. it was the straw that broke the elephant's back. if i didn't have a conscience, or had the IQ of most of the folks that vote right as a way of life, i could get behind it -- for better of worse, i fall into neither of those categories."

Same.
I'd vote Obama if only he were an economic conservative.

I might end up being one of the people that just writes in RP.

9/12/2008 12:46:29 PM

NOBAMA

9/12/2008 4:59:42 PM

Best Case Scenario:

OBama wins. GOP retakes house and senate (minus Elizabeth Dole of course b.c she is a transplant and has and still does not reside in NC. unless you count changing your mailing address to your mom's house as being a NC citizen)

This would be best case now that Palin is on the ticket and I have grown concerned over McCain's cabinet picks and SCOTUS. This way we get liberal judges in the court to safeguard our right as well as instituting progressive decisions; and a conservative congress to prevent Obama from getting to spend happy. Even better is hopefully the GOP will get enough of a slap in the face by being beat by a half black person that they will have a wake up call.

Perhaps to the point where the GOP goes back to its ideals of fiscal conservative and smaller gov't. Instead of its Christian right bantering, war happy, big business dick sucking, and git-er-dun yelling campaign. I know McCain does not fit into this mold but Sarah Palin does if there was even a better fit. A jesus freak, self described Walmart mom, and whose biggest exec exp. entails governor of a state with a population less than RDU; is not the type of person i want being #2 in this country.

2nd Best Case

McCain/Palin win and a supermajority democratic congress/senate takes over. I get my original pick for president in office. Yet, there is an opposition party on capital hill to curb legislation of McCain's companions get to trigger happy, steer us toward Jesusland, or if McCain picks a "Palin" type character to fill a bench on SCOTUS.

3rd Case
Obama wins; democratic congress/senate

Well this sucks because i'll be paying more taxes. Subsidizing every little rugrat whose worthless parents are on welfare and lazy is not something i look foward to. At least this is better than the worst case.

Worst Case

McCain/Palin and GOP on capital hill. Awesome pretty much my fate and the country's is pretty much a dice roll. Does McCain take the country down a moderate reform GOP route; does he surround himself with right-wing neo-con idiots like Bush; is he going to let Palin whisper sweet nothings of Jesus land in his ear; are we going to spend the next 4 years playing world police and blowing up people we don't like; is the "Big Business friendly fuck the avg Joe" policies of Bush going to continue.

9/12/2008 8:29:57 PM

either way i smell huge religious persecution in this nations future. say goodbye to freedom of religion in a couple years.

9/12/2008 8:36:30 PM

I sure is.

9/13/2008 6:41:53 PM

Voting from the rooftops on November 4

9/19/2008 3:24:12 PM

FYI Republicans should vote Nov 5th

9/19/2008 3:53:57 PM

Barack Obama for President.

Kay Hagan for Senate.

She grew up in NC, and she has served for a decade in our state senate, she will be a way better representative for our state than Dole.

9/19/2008 3:55:02 PM

BUT ZOMG HAGAN IS A LIBERAL ; SURELY DOLE IS MORE QUALIFIED AND WILL BETTER REPRESENT NC BETTER THAN FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THE BEAUTIFUL -R SUFFIX AFTER HER NAME.

truly though it is sad that people are such sheep that they will elect someone like Dole who merely used Jesse Helms retirement as an opportunity to gain entrance to the senate utilizing her mom's home address as her own.

9/19/2008 5:17:23 PM

^Of the serious candidates in the democratic primary she was the most moderate voice, the voice that won the primary, so I'm not sure I'd describe her as overly liberal.

9/19/2008 6:44:46 PM

will be voting for McCain/Palin in FL

[Edited on September 19, 2008 at 8:55 PM. Reason : asdfasd]

9/19/2008 8:55:14 PM

my state is solid obama, so i'm voting for lord xenu.

9/19/2008 9:05:06 PM

It should make for an interesting 27th birthday. Wonder what I should wish for? I'll be voting, even though our votes don't matter as evidenced by the election of 2000

9/19/2008 9:06:35 PM

I'm voting against Palin unfortunately McCain is also on this ticket . I am not overly fond of Obama's platform but perhaps i'll vote Lord Xenu also.

9/19/2008 9:10:12 PM

^^ Have you not been following this election? NC is a "swing state" this year, so our votes matter more than they have before.

9/19/2008 9:15:14 PM

I think you missed the point I was making about the popular vote

[Edited on September 19, 2008 at 9:54 PM. Reason : .]

9/19/2008 9:49:02 PM

I'll be "throwing my vote away" by voting Libertarian, you know, the party that actually most closely mirrors my views, unlike you fuckers who will be choosing the lesser of two evils.

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