Updated at 5:50 pm EDT with sunshine “In my mind, I’m gone to Carolina,” James Taylor sang on the stage of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte just now. “Can’t you see the sunshine, can’t you just feel the moon...
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Singer James Taylor performs at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 6, 2012 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
Obama: Carolina in his Mind
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Day two of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 5,041
That’s how many presidential election ads ran on television stations in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the 30-day period ended Aug. 31, according to Kantar Media’s CMAG. That comes out to 168 ads per day. Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city and...
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Visitors test their pit stop skills at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte: `All These Buildings’ — Government Did Build That
Democrats are holding their political convention in the urban landscape of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is studded with more than $800 million worth of public projects that wouldn’t exist without local Republicans. The Time Warner Cable Arena, the Lynx light-rail...
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Matt Servitto, of New York City, stops to pose with a cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 13
That’s how many North Carolina counties voted for President Barack Obama in the 2008 election four years after backing the re-election of Republican predecessor George W. Bush. By winning some historically Republican-voting counties, Obama became the first Democrat in 32...
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Barack Obama, senator from Illinois and Democratic presidential candidate, speaks to a crowd at a primary night event in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 10.2
That’s the percentage-point gain that President Barack Obama achieved four years ago, compared with 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry’s performance, in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. In the 2008 election, Obama won 61.8...
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Mississippi delegate Kelly Jacobs participates in the "Charlotte Labor Day Parade" on September 3, 2012 in Charlotte.
Romney Leads Obama 47- 43 pct in `Must-Win’ North Carolina: Poll
President Barack Obama has an uphill battle to win North Carolina again, though he’s keeping the race close enough to make Republican nominee Mitt Romney spend money in a state that Romney must carry to win the Nov. 6 election....
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Lenora Sorola-Pohlman of Houston with an Obama pin during preparations for the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 3, 2012 in Charlotte.
Democratic Convention: Half Women
Calling the Democratic National Convention “diverse in every respect,” Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the difference between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will “crystalize” as a choice of one candidate who wants “to build the economy...
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An artist sets up a booth to sell his politically inspired art near the Time Warner Cable Arena where the Democratic Party will be hosting their national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 0.3
That’s the percentage point margin of victory for President Barack Obama four years ago in North Carolina, which is hosting the Democratic National Convention this year in Charlotte. North Carolina had the closest election among the states that Obama won...
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Democratic candidate for North Carolina governor, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, speaks to his supporters in Raleigh, N.C., on May 8, 2012.
Obama Faces Attacks Down-Ballot: Republicans Rope Governor’s Race
GASTONIA, N.C. — The car radio is still a powerful medium in politics. As the Democratic National Convention prepares to open up the road in Charlotte next week, it’s not only congressmen and senators whom Republicans are attempting to tie...
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A volunteer waits to receive credentials for President Barak Obama's acceptance speech during Charlotte's Democratic Convention at a campaign field office in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 23, 2012.
Obama Leads Romney in Florida — Site of the Republican Convention
When Mitt Romney arrives in Florida later this week for the Republican National Convention, he’ll land slightly behind in the biggest swing state of all, a new poll shows A CNN/TIME/ORC International poll released today shows President Barack Obama leading...
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