10 Key Questions from Now Until May 6
With a resounding win in Pennsylvania last night, Hillary Clinton ensured that she lives another day (actually, another two weeks). Now May 6, when both North Carolina and Indiana will hold their primaries, takes center stage. Here are 10 key questions for the next two weeks that will help shape the presidential race and other state races in North Carolina:
1. Will any other North Carolina superdelegates endorse Clinton? (Only one has so far.)
2. Will John Edwards — or more likely Elizabeth Edwards — continue to hint that they prefer Clinton?
3. Since Indiana appears more competitive between Clinton and Obama, will it become the next big battleground and relegate North Carolina to second fiddle?
4. Will Clinton go negative?
5. Will race become a major factor?
6. If Clinton can’t win North Carolina, can she narrow the gap so as to prevent Obama from erasing the gains she made last night in the overall popular vote total?
7. In the Republican primary for governor, will Fred Smith, who is trailing Pat McCrory, make a final TV ad push and aggressively go after McCrory?
8. In the Democratic primary for governor, will Richard Moore’s negative ads persuade enough people to switch their support from Beverly Perdue?
9. Will candidates relying on a grassroots support network, like Jim Neal in the U.S. Senate race or Dan Besse in the lieutenant governor’s race, be able to survive in the saturated media environment?
10. With soaring voter turnout, which demographic groups will see the biggest increases in voting?
Clinton has no choice but to go negative. But, she’s clawing to the finish line, whatever ‘her’ finish line is. And she’ll lie, threat, steal to get there.
mwa08 on 05/01/2008 (12:06 pm)
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actionALZ on 04/24/2008 (4:49 pm)
#9. Equally important, with so many new voters registering how will those grassroots campaigns reach out to so many new voters not in any database if the media doesn’t give way to the down ticket?
It’s troublesome.
May I give a shout out?
Roy Carter for Congress NC-05.
Levi on 04/23/2008 (10:56 pm)
Barack Obama has little or no Accomplishments. To make up for his defficiencies he is a good salesman or talker. He brainwashes his followers by telling them what they want to hear.
Some people talk Civil Rights and some people are involved in Civil Rights. Obama talks Civil Right because he’s Black..... Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton has been making Civil Changes since 1962. According to Hillary Biography “ A WOMAN IN CHARGE”, she was first introduced to Civil Rights at age 15 when she attended a Sermon by the late great Rev Dr Martin L King Jr, in Illinois. After the Sermon, she even waited to congratulate him and shake his hand. She also became interested in helping kids after Babysitting Childrens of Immigrant Workers, while in high school.
In 1965, she first Integrated an all white Church in Wellesley Massachusetts, with one of her black female friend. In 1966, after becoming President of Wellesley College Student Union, she was able to increase Black Student Enrollment and Increase Black Faculties Members, under her Administration. By the end of her Senior year ( 1969) she had made other changes. She also participated in other civil rights acts, and non-violent marches against the War in Vietnam.
Bill on 04/23/2008 (2:10 pm)
well, so far in Indiana Obama was the first to post a negative ad. He may be the first in North Caroline, desperate people do desperate things. Hillary is a better, electable candidate than Obama. For many, many years the media has shown us the good , bad and the ugly side of the Clinton’s. Why does Obama feel he is above approach? One’s solutions on the issues are just as important , as one’s character, judgements and associations. What happen to the man of hope and inspiration? Why has he become the don’t ask, secretive man ? We have had 8 years of don’t ask and secretive policies from Bush/Chaney, now Obama wants to give us more. As an American voter , I have to find out things for my self. Obama does help and the media doesn’t either. Finding out negatives with out explanations can be harmful to Obama’s campaign!
judy111640 on 04/23/2008 (12:40 pm)