A new poll shows a deadlock in the presidential contest and governor's race in North Carolina with slim margins separating the Democratic and Republican candidates.
The NBC-Marist poll of registered voters released Thursday gave a slight advanatage to President Barack Obama, topping Republican rival Mitt Romney 46 percent to 44 percent. In the governor's race, Republican Pat McCrory holds a negligible two-point edge, 43 percent to 41 percent, against Democrat Walter Dalton. The separation in both races falls within the margin of error, making it a statistical dead heat.
The Marist poll contradicts a smaller Rasmussen survey earlier this week gave Romney a slight edge and McCrory a comfortable double-digit lead.
Inside the Marist poll, voters are polarization on the presidential level with equal factions favoring and opposing Obama and Romney. But Obama supporters were more enthusiastic about the candidate than Romney's backers.
McCrory is still leading among independents. A substanial racial gap is continuing with white voters favoring McCrory and non-whites favoring Dalton, the poll showed.
The poll reached 1,000 registered voters on June 25 and June 26. Its margin of error is roughly plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
Comments
Pat McCrory works for a
June 28, 2012 - 12:44pm — WilmingtonDemocratPat McCrory works for a lobbying firm. He is not a nuclear scientist, he is not a doctor, he is not a teacher so he is a ?
GOP gets all flustered and tongue tied about Pat being a lobbyist. Kinda reminds me of that famous quote - "Depends what the meaning of is is"
Choice: Continue corrupt/incestuous ways or reform
June 28, 2012 - 10:27am — concerned53It will be up to the voters as to whether the state continues with business as usual or reform. Obviously, the paid blogger does not believe that the dems can reform anything about state government but hopes instead that Dalton can continue the corrupt ways of Easley & Bev.
At least the paid blogger agrees that Pat is not lobbying, but that MVA relies on a total of 2 lobbyists out of 300 professionals. Wow. My hunch is that those two lobbyists are helping others reform Raleigh, as lobbyists apparently are allowed to do.
Yea, NC Citizens are seeing
June 28, 2012 - 8:35am — WilmingtonDemocratYea,
NC Citizens are seeing the ads that Myers Park Pat's lobbying firm represents special interests before the North Carolina General Assembly. The electorate is learning that it is going to be tough sell to say you will reform Raleigh while your fellow office mate lobbyists make hundreds of thousands of dollars protecting special interests in Raleigh.