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North Carolina: McCain 48% Obama 45%

Rasmussen Reports - Mon May 12, 10:48 am EDT

The race for North Carolina remains close as the presumptive nominees from both major political parties begin the general election campaign season.

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New push for popular vote
The Charlotte Observer - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Advocates for electing the president by popular vote are seizing on the fresh memories of candidates fawning over North Carolina's primary to push changes to the way the commander in chief is elected. A bill that passed the state Senate last year and is awaiting action in the House would add North Carolina to a coalition of states that pledge to elect the president by national popular vote ...
Got advice for Hillary?
Orange County Register - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Run Hillary run. Quit Hillary quit. The results of last week's Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina turned up the heat on Sen. Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race for her party's presidential nomination.
Ashe County farmer will take on Foxx
Greensboro News & Record - Fri May 16, 9:22 pm EDT
WINSTON-SALEM (AP)- An Ashe County tree farmer finally won the Democratic primary in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District on Friday when the second-place finisher decided against seeking a re-count. (Credit: "")
Roy Carter to Face Rep. Virginia Foxx in November
WGHP Greensboro - Fri May 16, 7:46 pm EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- An Ashe County tree farmer finally won the Democratic primary in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District on Friday when the second-place finisher decided against seeking a re-count. Roy Carter will take on incumbent GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx in the general election. Final, unofficial results released Friday afternoon showed Carter 475 votes ahead of Diane Hamby out ...
Obama's bracelet a constant reminder of Wisconsin mother, soldier
The Capital Times - Fri May 16, 4:36 pm EDT
Barack Obama still has Wisconsin on his mind. In the victory speech he gave after winning the North Carolina primary and almost winning the Indiana primary Tuesday, the Democratic presidential candidate celebrated his best night since he swept the Feb. 19 voting in the Badger state. And he did so by recalling an incident on the campaign trail in Wisconsin and suggesting that he is strengthened ...
Most Of John Edwards' SC Delegates Now Back Obama
WJBF-TV Augusta - Fri May 16, 4:29 pm EDT
Seven South Carolina delegates once committed to former presidential candidate John Edwards are now endorsing Barack Obama. The former North Carolina senator won eight delegates with a distant third place finish in South Carolina's primary in January and decided to leave the race.
McHenry challenger: Mood favors Dems
The Charlotte Observer - Fri May 16, 7:04 am EDT
The Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry said Thursday that a string of recent GOP defeats could mean North Carolina's 10th District is in play this fall. "Districts that have long been Republican strongholds are coming into play," Daniel Johnson told Charlotte's Uptown Democratic Forum. "We've got the right opponent in the right year." Republicans were on the defensive ...
Obama gains six S.C. delegates
The State - Fri May 16, 8:15 am EDT
The majority of S.C. delegates earned by former presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday they would vote for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic convention. Of the state’s eight Edwards delegates, six announced they would support Obama. Two remain uncommitted. Edwards, an S.C. native and former U.S. senator from North Carolina, endorsed Obama in Michigan on Wednesday night. He ...
N.C. Libertarians Turn In Signatures
WXII-TV Winston-Salem - Fri May 16, 3:52 am EDT
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina believes it has enough signatures to get on the ballot in November.
Weekend Roundup Archive
CBS News - Thu May 15, 2:00 pm EDT
Weekend Roundup: Is Obama The Winner? | 05/09/2008 Dan Raviv hosts: Chief White House Correspondent Jim Axelrod reports on the results of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, which appear to have given Sen. Barack Obama a lock on the Democratic nomination.
Tessera Technologies Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Centre Daily Times - Fri May 16, 8:49 am EDT
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA), a leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, announced the voting results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 15, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Obama wins NC, says nomination close; Clinton leads Indiana
The Daily American - Fri May 16, 4:36 am EDT
INDIANAPOLIS — Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton clung to a narrow Indiana lead, struggling to halt her rival’s march into history.
On eve of Indiana, NC, Clinton, Obama duel on gas prices
The Daily American - Fri May 16, 4:36 am EDT
DURHAM, N.C. — Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote on Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries that are the biggest prizes left in their epic Democratic nomination fight.
Barack Obama says yes to Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press - Thu May 15, 9:33 am EDT
Buoyed by his endorsement from former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and looking past rival Hillary Clinton, Obama trained his sights on presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.
W. Michigan is Obama launchpad
The Muskegon Chronicle - Thu May 15, 10:55 am EDT
GRAND RAPIDS -- The 20-minute speech had the sound and feel of a November election rally. Buoyed by a surprise endorsement in Grand Rapids from former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and looking past rival Hillary Clinton, Obama trained his sights on presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.