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Race, Obama, and the North Carolina Primary

By KC Johnson

Not since 1976, when Ronald Reagan?s victory over Gerald Ford revived his then-floundering campaign, has North Carolina?s primary played a significant role in the nominating process. That?s likely to change in 2008. The early May primary provides an opportunity for Barack Obama to rebound from a likely Clinton victory in Pennsylvania, and in the process gain ground in the Clintons? latest measuring stick for success, the popular vote total. The state seems to play to Obama?s strengths: it has a sizable black population, as well as a good number of college-educated whites in the Research Triangle and in Charlotte. Moreover, unlike Pennsylvania and Indiana (and Ohio before them), the state?s political leadership is either supporting Obama or is neutral...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on March 21, 2008 (boomark / email).