How Obama Won North Carolina

By Ken Silverstein

From Chris Kromm at Facing South:

Here are six key factors that gave him the victory:

1—Obama mobilized the base: Perhaps more than any other candidate could have, Obama mobilized his core base in North Carolina in record numbers. At the forefront were African-American voters, who added over 300,000 registrations in 2008 and went to Obama by 95%. Obama also won over young voters by large numbers: 74% of those under 30 went Obama. [UPDATE: According to Curtis Gans’ new report, North Carolina showed the highest increase in voter turnout over 2004, largely due to gains in African-American and new voter turnout.]

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