Here are the latest results from the North Carolina poll by Mason Dixon Polling for WRAL published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 400 voters polled on 4/28-29.
| Mason Dixon Polling for WRAL Date: 4/28-29 North Carolina Added: 5/1/08 Est. MoE = 4.9% |
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| Barack Obama | 49% |
| Hillary Clinton | 42% |
| Unsure | 9% |
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“Right or wrong, it's the Wright phenomenon for Obama,” said David McLennan, a political science professor at Peace College.McLennan said Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is dragging down the Illinois senator. Wright has made comments such as suggesting that the AIDS virus was invented by the government to destroy "people of color."
“It is a media-driven story. Wright is very controversial. He makes controversial statements. He gets people fired up, but it's not one of the top issues in the polls,” McLennan said.
When asked what issues matter most to North Carolinians, 51 percent said jobs and the economy; 14 percent said the Iraq war, and health care followed those.
As the candidates make their last-minute push toward Tuesday's primary, the question will be which one can carve into the other's core group of constituents.
Obama scores well with voters under age 35, while Clinton edges him out with voters over 50.
Where there is no competition is race. Eighty-seven percent of African Americans plan to vote for Obama, while 62 percent of whites said they will vote for Clinton. There has been very little evidence suggesting either candidate can cut into those numbers before Tuesday.
“I don't think it's about advertising. I don't think it's about personal appearances. I think it really, it's who's energized to come out on Election Day,” McLennan said.
Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls
The average poll results over the last 5 days in the North Carolina polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:
| Candidate | % |
| Hillary Clinton | 43 |
| Barack Obama | 46 |
