North Carolina

is tightening up. http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/poll_2008_north_carolina/2008/05/01/92546.html

If Hillary somehow won North Carolina one would have to wonder if Obama has lost his luster. The fact of the matter is simple, Obama is a charismatic uplifting man. However when the political pressure has been put on him he has folded. What I mean by folded is he has abandoned his principals. He lied about Rev. Wright and said the could not abandon him, just as he could not abandon the Black community. I believe it is fitting Oprah endorsed Obama. Obama is somewhat of a male Oprah. People love him not so much for his substance as much as for his style. If you look at the fact that he has no bi-partisan record, and is the most liberal Senator, once he loses his style appeal he is simply another Dukakis, McGovern, Kerry,Gore, even Carter. Simply the Democrats refuse to nominate people with southern appeal, save Carter and that is a story for another time. Clinton a Southern Governor and Carter a Southern Governor are the last two Democratic elected Presidents for a reason. All this to say things are tightening up in North Carolina and no Democrat can be excited about that.