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North Carolina

FBaggins

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4. Sorry... that's wrong.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 10:10 PM

Jul 2014

This has been the case for decades (though the impact has been shrinking). Many southern states have had overwhelming Democratic advantages in registration figures... but not in self identification or voting patterns. Lots of people never change their voter registration. If you only vote in general elections (as is the case for most voters), you may not even realize it.

Gallup's number could very well be off, but it's almost certainly based on self-identification in the poll.

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Beware of an article circulating about North Carolina being evenly divided politically [View all] mnhtnbb Jul 2014 OP

Excellent point on the numbers, but the article is otherwise well-written. appal_jack Jul 2014 #1

I agree it's going to be a battle to turn things around here, BUT mnhtnbb Jul 2014 #2

Kicking. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #3

Sorry... that's wrong. FBaggins Jul 2014 #4