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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:03 PM
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A win in North Carolina means the military voted against McCain
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 10:04 PM by DS1
Air Force Bases

* Pope Air Force Base - Fayetteville
* Seymour Johnson Air Force Base - Goldsboro

Army Posts

* Fort Bragg - Fayetteville
* Simmons Army Airfield - Fort Bragg - Fayetteville, NC

Coast Guard Bases

* USCG Air Station Elizabeth City

Marine Bases

* Camp Lejeune Marine Base - Jacksonville
* Cherry Point Air Station - Havelock
* New River Air Station - Jacksonville

Navy Bases

* Cherry Point Naval Air Depot - north of Havelock
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:04 PM
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1.  Bush never claimed the military vote, remember?
So sweet.
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:06 PM
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2. Norfolk, VA
Home of Dam Neck naval base:

Barack Obama and Joe Biden 47,586 69.07%

Precincts Reporting: 48 of 59 (81.35%)

John McCain and Sarah Palin 20,656 29.98%
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:07 PM
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3. Not necessarily. Lots of military vote absentee in their state of residence, not duty station.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:16 PM
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4. Thanks to Bush in the first place
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 10:16 PM by DS1
There's both Bragg and LeJeune there, and for Obama to win that is giant. There are still the military families there.
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