North Carolina, PPP, -- virtual tie for Obama against all Rs

[pbrower2a]

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http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/02/barack-obamas-approval-numbers-have-been-on-the-rise-nationally-as-of-late-and-the-same-trend-has-come-to-north-carolina-48.html#more

Again evidence that the President's electoral situation looks much as it did in November 2008.

[Lief 🗽]

So the map basically looks like this at the moment, with Obama's approvals below 50% and unemployment at 8.3%:

lol good luck GOP

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I personally would put Virginia to grey, but yeah, basically.

[President von Cat]

Pennsylvania should be red.

Still, despite how rosy things are starting to look for Obama, Democrats should refrain from calling this a done deal. There's some bad stuff going on in Europe.. Greece is either going to be bailed out or default and be kicked out of the Eurozone. Either way, we could be looking at a recession in Europe, and who knows what that will do to the economy here.

[Devils30]

Obama's numbers haven't really improved head to head in NC but his approval has. It's consistent with Nate Silver's analysis- NC is a swing state but has very few swing voters and both parties have a deep base.

[Earthling]

Pennsylvania should be red.

Still, despite how rosy things are starting to look for Obama, Democrats should refrain from calling this a done deal. There's some bad stuff going on in Europe.. Greece is either going to be bailed out or default and be kicked out of the Eurozone. Either way, we could be looking at a recession in Europe, and who knows what that will do to the economy here.

I don't think Obama will make that mistake. In 2008 in early October everyone knew he would win but he kept it going until the end. He will likely do the same this time. And he will have the money for it to do it.