Romney Wins North Carolina
President Barack Obama will be re-elected after reaching 270 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election. And he did without any of the 15 electoral votes North Carolina had.
The polls closed in the state at 7:30 p.m., and it remained a very tight race all the way until the end. Mitt Romney received 2,271,415 votes to President Obama’s 2,175,557. Romney received 54 percent of the support from men, while Obama received 51 percent support from women.
North Carolina maintains its identity as a Republican state. When Obama won North Carolina in 2008, he was the first Democratic candidate to win the state since former President Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Neither Obama nor Romney Plan on visiting North Carolina
President Barrack Obama is not scheduled to visit North Carolina before tomorrow’s Election Day. It was speculated in April 2012 that he would appear and deliver in speech in the state on Election Day ,but it was cancelled in May.
Republican candidate Mitt Romney is not scheduled to visit the state either. Both candidates have focused more on ads in the state and visiting other states.
Yet former President Bill Clinton led a rally in support of President Obama in the capital, Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday.
But in the Charlotte Observer, Rachel Adams, the Republican National Committee’ North Carolina spokeswoman said, “If President Obama thought he could win North Carolina, he would be visiting the state himself.”
Adams added, ” “We have already cut into the Democrats 2008 early vote margin by more than nine times the president’s slim 14,000-vote margin of victory. We have gained 132,395 votes through through 17 days of early voting and are confident we will maintain this momentum on election day.’’
The state is still very much up for grabs even though Romney has held the lead in the polls over the last four weeks but it is safe to say that neither candidate will be in the state anytime soon.
Many Elections in North Carolina
The citizens of North Carolina will be voting for a number of positions this year.
According to Congress.org, statewide there are 10 races which include the Labor Commissioner, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Education, Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner, State Attorney General, State Auditor, Governor, and Insurance Commissioner. For the state legislature there will be 50 races in the state’s 10 districts. There will be no congressional races this year.
Obama Spending More on NC Ads
According to a CNN.com chart, President Obama has spent $18.91 million on ads in North Carolina, with 17 percent being positive ads and the other 83 percent being negative ads. Republican candidate Romney has spent only $13.31 million on ads with 14 percent being positive and the remaining 86 percent being negative. The CNN poll shows a closer race with Romney leading President Obama by just one point.
The Obama campaign has spent more money in the swing state during the month of October, spending a total of $5.34 million while Romney has spent just $3.28 million. Yet Romney has visited one time while Obama has not visited the state at all this month.
In comparison to other swing states such as Ohio, both candidates have spent more money and made more appearances. Romney has visited Ohio 16 times in October while Obama has visited five times and Obama has spent just over $16 million on ads while Romney has spent just $10.45 million on ads in the state.
In Colorado Obama has spent just over $8 million on ads while Romney has spent $5.29 million on ads and both candidates have held events in the state a total of three times during the month of October.
The money spent by the Obama campaign along with the events held by the Romney campaign speak to how close the presidential race is, especially in N.C.
With less than a week left before the election Mitt Romney appears to be leading in the polls for the race for North Carolina. Survey USA conducted a statewide presidential poll in N.C. that showed Romney had a five point lead. President Barrack Obama was at 45 percent compared to 50 percent for Romney. Third party candidates combined with undecided voters were at 5 percent statewide in N.C. according to the poll released by Survey USA Oct.30.
North Carolina a Toss-up
The presidential race in North Carolina has become a toss-up. An Elon University poll showed that younger voters lean towards President Barrack Obama, older voters lean towards GOP nominee Mitt Romney, white voters lean towards Romney and black voters lean towards President Obama.
Obama has more support from women and Romney has more support from men.
Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod said on a conference call with reporters on Monday the incumbent believes North Carolina is “very much in play.”
“We’ve added money over the last few weeks on television there and we’re going after it,” he said. “We’re going to do everything within our power to win the state of North Carolina.”
Romney was leading polls in the swing state until the last week after the final debate.
Obama Releases New Video Ad For North Carolina
According to the North Carolina Democratic party website, President Barack Obama has released a new video encouraging North Carolinians to vote early. The video comes after President Obama recently went up in the polls in the swing state. The video can be watched on YouTube.
Obama and Romney Now Tied in Polls in North Carolina
There has been a major shift in the presidential race in North Carolina.
According to Politico, there is a current tie in the polls between President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney at 48 percent.
There is also four percent undecided. Romney has led the polls in North Carolina for the majority of the month and for a long time Republicans and certain media sources reported that the Obama campaign had given up on the swing state and at this time it is shown that such a statement is incorrect.
Obama Campaign Has Not Given Up On North Carolina
According to Politico, GOP nominee Mitt Romney is still leading President Barack Obama in the most recent polls for swing state North Carolina.
CNN reported that Obama won the last presidential debate yesterday night, and even though many sources reported that Obama has given up on winning the state’s electoral votes, top campaign officials have rejected such reports.
“We are doubling down, we are not pulling back at all,” David Axelrod, Obama campaign’s chief. said. “Anybody who thinks those states are in the bag (for Republican challenger Mitt Romney) are half in the bag themselves.”
The same thoughts and reports were made in 2008 before Obama went on to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since former president Jimmy Carter.
Romney Ahead in North Carolina
Although the 2012 presidential race between President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney appears to be even across the nation, the same cannot be said about the swing state North Carolina.
According to Real Clear Politics, Obama has been trailing Romney in North Carolina by as many as six points. Romney has held a steady lead over Obama for the entire month of October.
According to telephone voters, Romney has 52 percent of the support in comparison to just 46 percent for Obama. One percent of these voters are undecided. Ironically these voters believe Obama will win the election. Iin 2008, he was the first Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina in 30 years.
In a poll conducted by research firm Gravis Marketing, Romney has an 8.7 percent lead over Obama. According to the Latin Times, the presidential poll shows 49.9 percent of voters likely to vote for Romney, while 41.2 percent are likely to vote for the incumbent.
First Debate Offers Opportunity for Candidates
Tonight’s debate is the first opportunity for the presidential candidates to capture the 88 electoral votes currently unclaimed. Realclearpolitics.com’s Electoral College map shows that if the election were to happen today, Obama would win by an immense gap of 332 votes to 206 votes.
Mitt Romney will need a strong showing in tonight’s debate if he wants to gain any ground on President Barack Obama. According to polls, Obama has a substantial lead in most of the swing states. The only state Romney has a slight edge in is North Carolina. However, even that state is not a guaranteed win for the Republican candidate, as it voted for Obama in 2008.
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