Breaking in NC - Romney campaign's 'pullout' of NC is BS, a headfake to dampen Dem turnout.

[blm]

Romney camp is still fighting tooth and nail here in NC, but, they put out reports earlier this week they would be closing down most of the campaign here because they claimed to be so far ahead. This is BS.

It's still a very tight race here. Anyone who can donate to GOTV efforts in NC, especially Mecklenburg County needs to do so. Turnout for Obama will also determine if this state ends up with another GOP governor who WILL sign the GOPs voter ID bill.

Do not believe GOP spin re NC.

"DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse appeared on CNN tonight and exposed the Romney campaign for engaging in what he called “one of the most transparent head fakes I've ever seen” with respect to their so-called announcement today that they are pulling out of North Carolina and shifting resources to Ohio because they believe they have the state won. Said Woodhouse “Remember what happened today in North Carolina. Early voting started in North Carolina, which we have a huge advantage in, which propelled the President to victory in 2008. So the day that we're turning Democrats out to the polls, the Republicans say, ‘race is over. No need for anyone to vote. It's over. We're leaving.’ It's just not true. The race there is close.”

Woodhouse noted the advantage President Obama’s campaign has on the ground in the Tar Heel State and that the Romney campaign’s announcement today was nothing more than an effort to depress the vote of Democrats on the day early voting began in North Carolina. “They pretend they're leaving North Carolina, and they're sending one person out of state. They're trying to depress our vote during the early vote period. They're trying to get news stories placed that the race is over. We've registered over 100,000 new voters in North Carolina this year alone, and the Romney campaign is very concerned they can't match us in the early vote. We've seen how the early vote is going in Ohio and Iowa and Wisconsin where we're way ahead in votes that have already been cast. I think they're trying to depress the vote and convince our voters it's over, no reason to vote. The game is over.”

[magical thyme]

1. it's cover for "we've given up on NC...."

"...and are moving people to fight where we think we have a better chance."

Not buying it.

[sadbear]

2. Are they even capable of NOT lying?

[DCBob]

3. As many of us suspected..

There is no way anyone is pulling out of NC. It is very much in play.

[barbtries]

8. NPRR yesterday

of course, dutifully reported on only what the RNC or Mitt Romney campaign lied. (in this context, "lied" and "said" are synonymous)

[marions ghost]

4. thanks

for posting this...

[John2]

5. They are psychopaths.

I've never seen people so desperate in my life. Look at the registration numbers for North Carolina. This is a state Democrats had over 800,000 more registered votes than Republicans. What kind of math are the Republicans doing? Rasmussen has it 52-45 Romney but YouGov says not fast, 49-48 Romney. This is a close race. He must be in Big trouble in the Midwest. That is probably why he is shifting people. Remember Early voting for Iowa and Ohio started last week. So did it for Wisconsin. He is in big trouble in Nevada and Michigan. He loses Ohio, it is over. North Carolina is gravy.

[LisaL]

9. A lot more registered democrats than republicans.

Polls show democrats overwhelmingly support Obama. It's only logical to think that if we can GOTV we can win NC!.

[barbtries]

6. NC going blue again

i start poll monitoring in raleigh tomorrow.
it's happening.

[LisaL]

7. Of course it's a head fake.

But I don't think it's working. They are outvoting 2008!

[julian09]

10. NC, vote now to counter any problems that may come up election day and

would be too late to correct. Get it done, take someone with you. Keep NC blue so you wont have the blues the next four years.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

11. I would like North Carolina to go Democratic...

I like to vacation there and I don't go and spend my hard earned money in states that support all of the bad things the Republicans represent.

[blm]

13. heheh....we are certainly working our butts off

.

[themaguffin]

12. Faking it doesn't work anymore.It's easy to know if campaign makes stops, or buys TV/Cable, so...

if Dumb and Dumber schedule campaign trips, or they continue to buy tv time, then no, they aren't pulling out.
Obama's team will know easily.

[blm]

14. sobs put out news reports on all the local channels claiming they were pulling out

and we tried to get out word that it wasn't true - let's see what happens

[Lex]

15. Romney's head is as fake as the rest of him!

Obama's fired up ground game is going to be the deciding factor. Besides, why else would the head fake be needed if Romney wasn't worried about NC?

[Arugula Latte]

16. Couldn't a move like that also backfire and convince duped Republicans they don't need to vote?