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After Obama won the Tar Heel State in 2008, Democrats chose Charlotte for their 2012 convention. But now, North Carolina is leaning inhospitably red President Barack Obama’s decision in February 2011 to hold the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina looked like a bold move to reclaim a state he’d won in 2008. Today, it’s more like an awkward fit. Charlotte, N.C.— Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte. Political problems mount in North Carolina, site of the 2012 convention. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte. Heading to the races, or simply getting around over the next two weeks, will take some advanced planning as heavy traffic is expected around and near Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend and next. Petitions by gay groups this week aimed at plucking the upcoming Democratic National Convention out of Charlotte, N.C., and plopping it elsewhere after the state convincingly passed a gay marriage ban are unlikely to succeed. Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.... Myriad woes turn state into headache for party Neighbors will vent their frustrations tonight about a proposed hotel on Park South Drive in South Charlotte. |
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