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68 percent of Durham County voted for John Kerry in 2004 and, as Christine Hall reported, this was the strongest Democratic support of any N.C. County. This year Durham County residents showed even stronger support for Barack Obama, backing him with 75.8 percent of the vote.
Yadkin County, as Ryan Brown reported, was North Carolina’s strongest Republican county in the 2004 presidential race. This year Yadkin supported McCain with 72.8 percent.
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I hear that North Carolina is still too close to call. It’s pretty much 50 - 50 on the presidential election. It’s going to be a long night….
Oh yeaj, forgot to mention, it sounds like Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) is showing up in favor of Obama, which is a pretty big surprise, because this has always been Republican territory — I wonder if the fall of Wachovia had anything to do with this?
Go Durham! Come on — what’s with the rest of the state? Let’s follow Virginia!!!