So, actually quite interesting thread. The people who were saying that NC won't be in play of course didn't expect a 7% national margin, but, still, something notable happened. The huge swings in populous NC counties did materialize ahead of schedule
North Caroline swung 12.76% this time, but of the 8 counties that registered over 100 thousand votes, all but the smallest (New Hanover) reported larger swings. And Wake wasn't by far the biggest culprit.
Wake County (Raleigh) swung 16.57% giving Obama 63,890 vote margin
Mecklenburg (Charlotte) swung 20.73%, giving Obama 100,110 vote margin (!!)
Guilford County (Greensboro) swung 17.46% giving Obama 44,383 vote margin
Forsyth County (Winston-Salem) swung 19.07% giving Obama 17,411 vote margin
The already uber-Democratic Durham County swung further 15.54% giving Obama 71,103 margin
Cumberland (Fayetteville) swung 21.19% giving Obama 22,542 vote margin
Buncombe County (Asheville) swung 14.50% giving Obama 17,222 vote margin
Every single one of these counties gave Obama more than his statewide margin (14,177 votes)!
New Hanover (Wilmington) was the sole exception, with a "modest", but still double-digit, 10.65% swing and a meagre 1,399 vote margin for McCain.
Of the counties that swung to McCain none had over 25 thousand votes cast. In fact, of the 16 counties w/ the largest number of votes cast there was a double-digit swing in every single one.
