N.C. in primary spotlight

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 6, 2008 - 8:20am.
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North Carolina's presidential primary will be in the spotlight.

After Hillary Clinton's wins in Texas and Ohio ended Barack Obama's 12-state winning streak, the fight has moved on to Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the two states offering more delegates than any other remaining primaries.

The Clinton campaign Wednesday authorized funding for a North Carolina office and in the coming weeks will begin staffing it.

"You're going to see campaign apparatus opening up in North Carolina before long," said Harold Ickes, a top Clinton adviser. "You're going to see more and more activity." 

Obama organizer Ken Eudy said the campaign is shifting resources to Pennsylvania and then here.

"We don't know when the moving vans are coming in," Eudy said, "but they're coming." (Char-O)

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