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Quixote1818

(31,158 posts) Mon Apr 30, 2012, 01:47 PM Apr 2012

How is it that North Carolina has become a toss up / blue state the past few years? [View all]

I have always thought of NC as being very red so to see Obama win the state and to see him up there again by a few points has me wondering what occurred there in the last 5 to 10 years to cause it to be toss up / blue?

On the other hand why has W. Virginia become a red state when it use to be a reliable blue state?

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How is it that North Carolina has become a toss up / blue state the past few years? [View all] Quixote1818 Apr 2012 OP

West Virginia IS a Blue State...it is not a LIBERAL state. brooklynite Apr 2012 #1

obama gore & kerry are more liberal than clinton carter and humphrey? not seeing the big HiPointDem Apr 2012 #2

Obama is not a liberal. He is more moderate then anything. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #3

I was thinking the same thing. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #4

+1 Vincardog Apr 2012 #5

Conservative on deportations, drone strikes, surveillance, and deep-water oil drilling, tblue Apr 2012 #10

And his economic ideology is more like Reagan than FDR. Lasher Apr 2012 #20

LOL, cheer up. We could still get Mittens and his Bush neoncons back. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #32

I'll bet Romney and the neocons would have us in Afghanistan for at least another decade. Lasher Apr 2012 #45

Yep especially since they all are the same ones that worked for Bush. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #46

The Research Triangle is Fawke Em Apr 2012 #6

Charlotte is too. DCBob Apr 2012 #12

Bingo! n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #26

Raleigh is a very happening city XemaSab Apr 2012 #47

Hmmm. Found this article on NC's changing demographics: tblue Apr 2012 #7

Thanks for the link. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #24

Always Follow Your Civil War History, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2012 #8

We were the last of the Southern states to get involved in the Civil War.... NCarolinawoman Apr 2012 #19

North Carolina and Virginia were reluctant and slow to join the rebellion. grantcart Apr 2012 #21

Most West Virginia Civil War soldiers probably fought for the Union. Lasher Apr 2012 #27

Ancestors Of Mine Came From there, Sir, And Indeed Fought For the Union The Magistrate Apr 2012 #29

NC was dragged into the Civil War by the rich planters on the East Coast obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #35

A few reasons for NC ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #9

Yup, Kerry carried Guilford County (Greensboro) in 2004. eom tledford Apr 2012 #18

education has strange impacts on voters. They start to think. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #11

How do states go back and forth? former9thward Apr 2012 #34

one of my neighbors melm00se Apr 2012 #13

Happy to be a transplanted carpetbagger Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #14

The state dun growed. jeff47 Apr 2012 #15

The University of North Carolina Yavin4 Apr 2012 #16

NC State's Veterinarian School is now ranked #3 in the country. NCarolinawoman Apr 2012 #25

Quite a few northern liberals are retiring to NC rox63 Apr 2012 #17

I wouldn't give them the credit -- homegrown Tarheels have changed the state obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #37

People moving in KamaAina Apr 2012 #22

For the same reason that AZ has become a toss up - migration. grantcart Apr 2012 #23

Three of the reasons West Virginia has been trending red: Lasher Apr 2012 #28

Unfortunately for me, many of you CRK7376 Apr 2012 #30

Don't forget the Asheville and Boone area obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #38

Education RobertEarl Apr 2012 #31

Here are my observations WilmywoodNCparalegal Apr 2012 #33

So hopefully it will become solid blue in another 5 to 10 years Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #40

Quite a bit of the state is blue, and even purple obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36

I personally believe it is because of the big academic presence combined with the tech Butterbean Apr 2012 #39

I think reverse immigration is part of WV's issue MountainLaurel Apr 2012 #41

North Carolina has a strong labor tradition. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #42

One of the most famous organizers was Crystal Lee Sutton aka Norma Rae obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #43

Those fights with J.P. Stevens are incredible. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #44