North Carolina not as close as once predicted

A Politico blog post suggests that North Carolina is leaning towards Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, which means that he could potentially cross that one off as one where his campaign no longer needs to focus resources there and can concentrate on the other battleground states.
The post cites an article by the Raleigh News Observer, writing that the Great Recession is responsible for destroying North Carolina's rise to prosperity in the South in the later 20th century. Now faced with a 9.6 percent unemployment rate, and President Obama's policies not helping their situation, the people are looking for a return to their former glory, as indicated by six of ten recent polls showing Romney leading Obama.

Politico Blog: Why North Carolina Leans Romney