Could North Carolina ‘Be Everything’?
North Carolina may be the decider.
At least, that’s the slowly evolving narrative about the role of the state’s May 6 primary in the Democratic presidential fight.
In a story today examing North Carolina’s potential importance, USA Today‘s Susan Page quotes Joe Trippi, the former mastermind behind John Edwards’ 2008 presidential run:
“I really believe May 6 has the potential to be everything,” says Joe Trippi, a strategist for the presidential bids of former North Carolina senator John Edwards this year and Howard Dean in 2004. “Every day you see increased pressure on Hillary Clinton about why she’s staying in, and if she could win in North Carolina it would shut down that kind of talk and open up the possibility she could get there” to the nomination.
“But if he wins in North Carolina,” Trippi says of Obama, “I think you’re going to see things close up very quickly. You’ll see a lot of superdelegates line up behind him.”
And in another story today, The News & Observer‘s Rob Christensen writes that the Obama and Clinton campaigns “are treating North Carolina as though the presidency depends on it.”
Previously: The Journal on why North Carolina could be make-or-break.
Word of caution: This race has seen dozens of “slowly evolving narratives.” Most of them have been dead wrong.
