NC manufacturing was decimated by NAFTA, etc.

[unc70]

The textile and apparel industry was destroyed while the furniture industry was hurt badly. NC is/was one of the top manufacturing states in the country. While the jobs lost here did not pay as well as those in Michigan, the losses still hurt.

I think the anti NAFTA, anti TPP message might play very well here for Sanders. A stop or two by him in NC plus an ad or two might help a lot.

A win here is difficult, but I think he could close the gap with his populist message. And his honesty. Being too clever by half is hurting Clinton, even among those planning to vote for her.

BTW NC has a new voter ID law and other restrictions with this election.

[mmonk]

1. Think I will try and early vote here. The thing that hurts us

is the voter suppression against college students. We'll see if we can overcome.

[NorthCarolina]

2. "Decimated" is almost an understatement.

Not just textiles, but furniture manufacturing is gone as well.

I predict Bernie will do quite well here in NC.

[Mufaddal]

3. So NC has a semi-closed primary

Is same-day registration available for people to register as Dem or Undeclared?

[mmonk]

4. Used to be. Republicans when they gained the legislature

in 2010 started reducing same day registration locations.

[Mufaddal]

6. So you can't register at the polling place?

We are going to have to work hard to overcome that. The independent vote is absolutely critical.

[mmonk]

7. Agreed.

[unc70]

5. Bernie should mention this in the debate

A mention of NC in the debate should get extra mentions in the local press.

Also, the Latino vote is important in NC (8%). The latest poll shows Sanders with a large lead in that community.

[mmonk]

8. I'm hoping they can make a difference.

[mmonk]

9. And I agree a mention in the debates would do wonders.

[MisterP]

10. maybe the most important theme is "Sanders can win this"

he shell-shocked the pollsters and pundits in MI, in a postindustrial state (even if he lost the postindustrial COUNTIES)

[mmonk]

11. Anything is possible. We now are a hollowed out state

with a high tech and bio tech area. Some in those areas might think nothing is wrong but in our other manufacturing areas, they do know.

[MisterP]

12. Clinton's the candidate of those for whom everything's going fine: got a good stable job,

a McMansion maybe, or you're a ward boss who bundles voters while the city boss bundles the money

[mmonk]

13. That's it exactly. Nailed it.

[MisterP]

14. both parties rely on the pols taking credit for public assistance, while demanding cuts

[mmonk]

15. Agreed.

[mmonk]

16. .

[SMC22307]

17. Bernie's NC ad re: 361,000 jobs lost thanks to NAFTA and normalized trade relations w/ China

Will NC vote the way Michigan did?

[mmonk]

19. I posted that ad to my Facebook page.

Glad you posted it here.

[SMC22307]

20. Hope it gets through to some voters! (n/t)

[mmonk]

21. Me too.

[amborin]

18. K&R