Barack Obama's campaign manager says he's banked votes in North Carolina.
In a conference call with reporters this morning, David Plouffe noted that nearly 39 percent of registered voters have already cast their ballots here.
He said that 19 percent of all the Democrats who have already voted here have never voted in a general election before, noting that there are a lot more new registered Democrats in the state than Republicans.
Plouffe argued that early voting results in states such as North Carolina mean that McCain has that much more ground to make up in the next four days.
"The die is being cast as we speak," he said. "Senator McCain on Election Day is not going to just have to carry the day but carry the day convincingly."
He later added that the campaign expects its turnout efforts to boost Senate candidates such as Kay Hagan, but that was not their primary goal.
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Re: Obama likes early voting results in N.C.
But does he like what North Carolina women are saying about him?
North Carolina:
Martha Jenkins, North Carolina Women for McCain state chairwoman: “Barack Obama chose Joe Biden to make up for his own lack of foreign policy expertise. He has absolutely no reason to criticize McCain’s pick of Palin. Governor Palin is infinitely more qualified than Barack Obama.
“In running this ad, Obama is acknowledging that Governor Palin is an effective and a positive part of John McCain’s candidacy. Otherwise, why focus on her at all? Barack Obama is using this ad to divert attention from the fact that the American public is realizing that Obama is just as radical as his associates, and that he lacks the experience and judgment to be President of the United States.”