Jimmy Carter thinks the Democrats could carry North Carolina in 2008.
The former president, who was the last Democratic candidate to win the state's presidential contest in 1976, said in a phone interview today that he thinks the party has a shot this year again, Peggy Lim reports.
"I think we have a good chance to carry the Southern states," he said.
A supporter of Barack Obama, he also said that he did not think that race would cut against the Democratic nominee this time around.
"The race issue — it's still important, but for a lot of people it's fading away," he said.
Carter argued that the connections between Obama and his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, have been oversold.
"It's been greatly exaggerated on CNN and in news coverage," he said. "I think in a week or two, it's going to fade away."
Clarification: Carter has not officially endorsed Obama, although he has made favorable comments about him.
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Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 2, 2008 - 6:39am — FFC1304Click, if you will, to www.Townhall.com and read
"Rev. Wrights CUBAN FRIENDS" if you want MORE anti American antics by the preacher...
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 10:31pm — CEmoryCWith all due respect, I think Mr. Carter is out of touch with what's going on out there in the "byways and hedges" of our country and therefore does not realize that the only "fading away" that is going to occur is if in fact Obama is the nominee. If that is the case, we Democrats will see our chances of winning the White House fade away fast in 2008. There are enough of us Reagan Democrats still left to vote for McCain rather than place the reigns of the greatest nation in the world in the hands of an untried, untested, unproven, unclear and unelectable Barack Obama. Maybe in 2016, but not in 2008. Sorry, Mr. Carter, but your judgment this time is flawed. Clinton beats McCain hands down. As dull and doleful as he is, McCain beats Obama in the battleground states without which we Dems don't stand a chance of winning the presidency. I say, "Give 'em Hill!"
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 9:54pm — lboyddurhamDesperate times brings desperate measures.
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 9:30pm — ChristinesIt maybe fading after this gesture from a potential presidential candidate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOFp-RDpvM&NR=1
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 9:24pm — ChristinesThis may be another reason the race is fading away for Obama!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sl2QifoSPM&feature=related
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 8:55pm — JohnBurnsCristine offers proof that Carter may be incorrect. How disappointing that the Clinton campaign is openly encouraging such drivel.
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 8:21pm — ChristinesWhat's going on in North Carolina!
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/01/whats-really-going-on-in-no-carolina/
What’s really going on in No. Carolina
By SusanUnPC on May 1, 2008 at 10:54 AM in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, North Carolina, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Soldiers/Veterans
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THE HARD FACTS: REV. WRIGHT is a huge problem for Barack Obama in the state of North Carolina, which votes Tuesday. People know that repudiations don’t count for much when Obama sat in his pews for 20 years, and that Rev. Wright married him, baptized his children, and “blessed” his $1.6M mansion. People know the repudiation was poll-driven. People know the repudiation was “politically expedient.”
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 6:06pm — ryanteaguebeckwith (author)Fair enough.
— RTB
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 5:46pm — awbeal"A supporter of Barack Obama" is inaccurate. While Carter is believed to favor Obama, he has not endorsed either candidate.
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 5:01pm — ChristinesMay 1, 2008
CNN Poll: Obama losing support
Posted: 04:51 PM ET
A new CNN poll shows Obama losing ground.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new national poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is a virtual tie.
Forty-six percent of registered Democratic voters questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday support Obama as their party’s nominee and 45 percent back Clinton, a statistical dead heat when taking into account the poll’s 4.5 percent sampling error on that specific question.
“In mid-March, Obama had a 52 percent to 45 percent edge over Clinton, but his support has dropped six points while she has not gained any ground,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. He adds that “six percent now volunteer that they want neither one to be the nominee; no Democrats in the March poll felt that way.”
So why is Obama losing support?
“Obama has lost his edge. Is it because of the controversy over his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright? While most Democrats have an unfavorable opinion of Wright, only 19 percent say Wright's statements have made them less favorable to Obama. More than two thirds say they've had no effect at all,” says CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider.
Re: Carter: Race 'fading away'
May 1, 2008 - 4:58pm — ChristinesObama losing support! According to CNN:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...comment-995466
Pastor Wright has had an impact on Senator Obama!