With nearly half of North Carolinians blaming the Republican Party for the nation's economic conditions, the levels of support for the Republican and Democratic parties in the presidential election have drawn even in the state, according to the latest Elon University Poll.
According to the Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs, whose latest poll results were released Friday, 48 percent of North Carolinians think Republicans are more responsible for the state of the economy, while 24 percent believe Democrats are. (Thirteen percent said neither party was more responsible than the other.)
The poll, conducted Monday through Thursday, also showed 44 percent of North Carolinians think Democrat Barack Obama would do a better job of managing the economy as president, while 42 percent believe Republican John McCain would.
“North Carolina, following the national trend, is leaning Democrat for President. Should this pattern prevail, the result would be a startling change in state presidential politics for more than one reason,” the poll's director, Hunter Bacot, said in a news release. “Not only have the Democrats failed to win North Carolina in over 30 years, such a victory would mark a major milestone for the black community here and throughout the South.
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