>NC will go Obama. None of the swing states really matter--all Obama has to do is get Ohio and he's won. IMHO, this is mostly just news organizations trying to attract viewers.

Some islanders have a better grip to NC state of things so I'll take your word for it ;-)
Will upgrade my estimate of Obama lead from above 2 dozen electorates
to greater 5 dozen - the 8 or 9 dozen if my ordered list of states is correct seem overly positive
due to the fact that he has lost a lot of goodwill compared to last election and the Rep candidate
seems stronger seen from over here.