TEN THOUSAND turn out to protest GOP in Asheville, NC

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63. North Carolinians rejected McCrory in 2008.

His loss to Bev Perdue was narrow, but he still lost. Obama beat McCain by fewer than 14,000 votes. It's considered a swing state for a reason.

Perdue decided not to run in 2012. Shitty economy, high unemployment, anger over the ACA, and Democratic scandals helped put McCrookie in office. He was perceived as the long-term, moderate mayor of Charlotte and folks -- desperate for jobs -- thought he'd be good for the economy. He lied, and voters fell for it. If you look at straight-party votes in 2012, Dems outvoted Rs, but for the governor's race -- people broke with party and voted for McCrory over Walter Dalton.

I'm relatively new to this state, so I don't know the "degree of liberal" of each governor, but NC has elected more Democratic governors than Republican:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_North_Carolina

With the right Democratic candidate, it will happen again in 2016. And if the economy is still in the crapper, Republicans will be CRUSHED.