Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO


In 2004, blacks made up 18.6 percent of voters.

Experts estimate that Barack Obama needs a black turnout in North Carolina of between 22 percent to 23 percent to carry the state. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried North Carolina since Jimmy Carter in 1976.


Hmmm. If the black vote was almost 19% for Kerry/Bush, it shouldn't be that difficult to get 23% for Obama/Bush.