The Firewall: Obama Wins NC primary

The latest CBS-New York Times poll indicates that Obama's support has held relatively firm in spite of the provocative statements of Reverend Wright. The majority of Democrats are now satisfied with Obama's handling of his former pastor.

Even more importantly, the early voting results in North Carolina suggest that Obama will carry that Southern state decisively. According to analyses from North Carolina's political experts, Obama is trouncing ... Full Story »

Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Democratic Nomination
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - May 6, 2008 - 9:07 AM PDT
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Edited by: Beth Wellington - May 7, 2008 - 10:43 AM PDT

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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Oct. 1, 2008

A good prediction piece we will soon know how accurate it is.

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

When I first saw the headline I was startled. This was the first I'd heard that North Carolina had moved into an EU time zone--thus closing the polls so many hours early. But, of course, it was just more political speculation. Informed speculation, I grant you. But pundits and polling have been wildly wrong so far this election season. So I think I'll wait to see what the voters actually do. At that point, I'll be able to tell if this author is prescient or not.

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Barry Grossheim
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by Barry Grossheim - Oct. 1, 2008

Either an interesting look at political calculations gone bad by the Clintons or a prediction made too soon based on early poles. Today will prove to be an exciting day for political junkies!

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Connie Deady
3.6
by Connie Deady - Oct. 1, 2008

Hard to tell if the story is fair or not, since it is predictive in nature. After the vote is in, we will know whether the writrs was off-base or not.

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