| North Carolina Primary Analysis: Mel Watt, Mike Easley |
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| Written by Guillermo Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Whats Up North Carolina Voters and Watchers, Let Us Know!We invite you to join our forum and tell us about your voting experience or any other goings on in North Carolinan. -G.Brown
North Carolina Primary Macro Analysis:
Moderate VotersNorth Carolina voters might be considered moderate as evidenced by having two Republican US Senators, citing "Moral Values" as the most important issue according to 2004 election exit polls, and the electorate choosing George W. Bush over Al Gore by 12.8% in 2000 and Bush over John Kerry by 12.44% in 2004.
2.6 Million DemocratsThere are 5,791,221 total registered voters as of April 26, 2008. 2,616,995 out of the total are registered Democrats and 1,240,297 are registered Independents who can vote on either the Republican or Democratic primary ballot. Women make up 54.6% of the total registered voters (Democrats, Republicans and Independents) and African-Americans represent 20.6%. Primary Day: May 6The primaries will be held on May 6, 2008. Polls will open at 6:30 am and close at 7:30 pm E.T. The state also offers "One-Stop Absentee Voting" between April 17 and Saturday, May 3. People who opt for early voting will be able to register to vote at the same time and place that they cast their ballot. Democratic DelegatesNorth Carolina has 115 pledged delegates up for grabs from the Democratic primary results plus an additional 19 unpledged matic delegates. Barack Obama leads the Superdelegate count with 6 compared to Hillary Clinton's 2. Hillary Clinton has North Carolina's greatest Democratic asset, the two-term governor and Superdelegate, Mike Easley. Barack Obama's best known surrogate is U.S. House Representative and superdelegate, Mel Watt. Obama Ahead, Clinton GainingObama is five points ahead of Clinton (49% to 44%) according to polls released on April 28. However, voters seem to be moving towards the former first lady as Clinton has cut Obama's 10 point advantage back on April 7 down to the current 5 point lead. Primary Day: May 6, 2008Read More For Full AnalysisWe invite comments from anyone with North Carolina Campaign news or event info.Past ElectionsPast Elections Results2000 Presidential ElectionGeorge W. Bush - 56.0%; 1,631,163 VotesAl Gore - 43.20% 1,257,692 Votes 2004 Presidential Election:George W. Bush - 56.02%; 1,961,166 VotesJohn Kerry - 43.58%; 1,525,849 Votes Exit Poll InformationExit poll for the 2004 election found "Moral Values" to be the most important issue registering at 24% and "Economy/Jobs" second at 21%, according to CNN.Related Links:FEC: North Carolina 2000 Presidential ResultsCNN: North Carolina 2004 Exit Polls State GovernmentState GovernmentGovernorMichael Easley (Democrat) Elected 2000U.S. SenatorsElizabeth Dole (Republican) Elected in 2002Richard Burr (Republican) Elected in 2004 U.S. Representatives13 Total, 5 Republicans, 8 Democrats (D-NC1) G. K. Butterfield(D-NC2) Bob Etheridge (R-NC3) Walter Jones (D-NC4) David Price (R-NC5) Virginia Foxx (R-NC6) Howard Coble (D-NC7) Mike McIntyre (D-NC8) Robin Hayes (R-NC9) Sue Myrick (R-NC10) Patrick McHenry (D-NC11) Heath Schuler (D-NC12) Mel Watt (D-NC13) Brad Miller SuperdelegatesSuperdelegates19 TOTALEndorsed Clinton:Susan Burgess - Charlotte City CouncilwomanGov. Michael F. Easley Endorsed ObamaJoyce Brayboy - LobbyistDannie Montgomery - Party Vice Chair Everett Ward - former Democratic Party director Rep. G.K. Butterfield Rep. David E. Price Rep. Melvin Watt UndecidedJeanette Council - Cumberland County CommissionerCarol W. Peterson - Buncombe County Commissioner David Parker - Statesville attorney Muriel K. Offerman - Employment Security Commission employee Jerry Meek - Party Chairman Rep. Bob Etheridge Rep. Mike McIntyre Rep. Brad Miller Rep. Heath Shuler Voter StatsVoter StatsREGISTRATION NUMBERS AS OF APRIL 26TOTAL DEMOCRAT: 2,616,995TOTAL REPUBLICAN: 1,933,929 UNAFFILIATED: 1,240,297 TOTAL REGISTERED 5,791,221 WHITE OUT OF TOTAL: 4,368,780 BLACK OUT OF TOTAL: 1,192,950 HISPANIC OUT OF TOTAL: 49,835 AMERICAN INDIAN: 44,170 MALE OUT OF TOTAL: 2,603,775 FEMALE OUT OF TOTAL: 3,163,294 PERCENT FEMALE OF TOTAL: 54.6% PERCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN OF TOTAL: 20.6% Related Links:Voter StatisticsVoting ProcessVoting ProcessNorth Carolina offers early voting called "One-Stop Absentee Voting" for those who want to avoid the rush during Election Day. You can both register to vote and cast your ballot at these locations on the same day. Those who are confident in their Presidential pick have until Saturday, May 3 to take advantage of this option. April 29, 2008 is the last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot. A hand written note containing your name, residential address, date of birth, and signature must be delivered to your county Board of Elections by this date in order to receive a mail-in ballot. Those who have already requested a mail in absentee ballot must send their ballot in to be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 5th in order to be counted. For those planning to vote on Primary Election Day on May 6, polls open at 6:30 am and close at 7:30 pm. Related Links:Official Site: North Carolina Polling LocationsOne Stop Site here: North Carolina Early Voting NC Board of Elections Official Site: North Carolina Voter Guide Board of Elections PollsPoll Data
Survey USA: Obama Clinton April 7th poll Survey USA: Obama Clinton April 21st poll Survey USA: Obama Clinton April 28th poll Real Clear Politics: North Carolina Polling Aggregate LinksLinksCNN: National North Carolina Primary CoverageNPR: National North Carolina Primary Coverage News and Observer: Local North Carolina Primary Coverage News and Observer: Local North Carolina Primary Coverage Charlotte Observer: Local North Carolina Primary Coverage NC Camp. HQsNorth Carolina Campaign HeadquartersHillary Clintonhillaryclinton.com: North Carolina BlogNorth Carolina, State Headquarters 516 N. West Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Phone: 919-828-0034 Charlotte Headquarters 6400 Fairview Rd. Charlotte, NC 28210 Phone: 704-364-3448 Wilmington Headquarters 925 S. College Rd Wilmington, NC 28403 Rocky Mount Headquarters 2635 Sunset Ave Rocky Mount, NC 27804 Winston-Salem Headquarters 704 Brookstown Ave Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Phone: 336-724-0077 Jacksonville Headquarters 732 Court St Jacksonville, NC 28540 Greensboro Headquarters 412 W. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Burlington Headquarters 16 NE Court Sq Graham, NC 27253 Greenville Headquarters 2502 South Charles St Greenville, NC 27858 Asheville Headquarters 24 Arlington St Asheville, NC 28801 Fayetteville Headquarters 231 Franklin Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone: 910-323-5176 Concord Headquarters 35 Union Street South Concord, NC 28025 Durham Headquarters 229 N. Gregson Street Durham, NC 27701 Hendersonville Headquarters 350 7th Avenue East Hendersonville, NC 28792 Tyron Headquarters 112 North Trade Street Tyron, NC 28782 Barack Obamabarackobama.com: North Carolina BlogAsheville 107 Merrimon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 225-5904 Boone 920 West King Street, Suite B Boone, NC 28607 Phone #1: (828) 406-3904 Phone #2: (336) 529-8269 Burlington 113 East Front Street Burlington, NC 28144 (336) 226-6943 Chapel Hill 504 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 929-3460 Charlotte 1523 Elizabeth Avenue, Suite 120 Charlotte, NC 28204 Phone: (704) 333-3623 Fax: (704) 332-9987 Clayton 34 Oleander Dr. Clayton, NC 27527 Clinton 305 E. Main St. Clinton, NC 28328 Durham 112 West Main St., 2nd Fl Durham, NC 27701 (919) 956-2008 Elizabeth City 427 South Hughes Boulevard Elizabeth City, NC 27909 (252) 337-9756 Fayetteville 214 Hay Street, 2nd Floor Rear entrance Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 323-0957 Gastonia 413 W. Main Ave., Ste. 110 Gastonia, NC 28052 Goldsboro 210 S. William St. Goldsboro, NC 27530 Greensboro 500 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 332-0028 Greenville 414 Evans Street Greenville, NC 27858 (252) 695-6234 Hendersonville 614 Spartanburg Highway Hendersonville, NC 28792 Hickory 258 1st Avenue NW Hickory, NC 28601 (828) 327-4227 High Point 710 East Washington Drive High Point, NC 27260 Jacksonville 468-A Western Ave. Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 346-1874 Lexington 223 S. Main St. Lexington, NC 27292 (336) 529-8271 Lumberton 1209 N. Pine St. Lumberton, NC 28358 Monroe 616B West Roosevelt Blvd. Monroe, NC 28110 Mount Airy 228 Franklin St., 2nd Fl. Mount Airy, NC 27030 Phone: (336) 789-2262 New Bern 806 Queen Street New Bern, NC 28560 (252) 672-8850 North Raleigh 8321 Six Forks Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615 Raleigh 130 East Morgan Street Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 828-0080 Rocky Mount 1956 Stone Rose Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27804 (252) 212-8211 Salisbury 215 Depot Street, Suite B Salisbury, NC 28144 (336) 409-8597 Shelby 205 S. Washington St. Shelby, NC 28150 704-682-5660 Statesville 240 W. Broad St. Statesville, NC 28677 704-682-5339 Southern Pines 175 W. Pennsylvania Ave. Southern Pines, NC 28387 910-692-8485 Washington 408 N. Market St. Washington, NC 27880 (252) 946-5340 West Charlotte 1520 West Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28208 (704) 337-2865 Wilmington 511 North 3rd Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 399-1045 Wilson 1211 Tarboro St. Wilson, NC 27895 (252)237-2024 Windsor 102 E. Granville St. Windsor, NC 27983 252-955-7166 Winston-Salem 8 West 3rd Street Entrance on Main between 2nd & 3rd Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 631-1949 Check back with us for continuing coverage of the 2008 Presidential ElectionSpread The News!           Trackback(0)
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