Watching Obama
Friday, August 29 2008
by Leoneda Inge
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African Americans have come out in droves to support Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. This became most evident when the presidential primaries shifted to the southern United States. An analysis by Democracy North Carolina shows eight times more Democrats than Republicans have registered to vote in the state since the beginning of the year. One-third of the new voters are black. Because of the connection Obama has made with young adults, many of these new voters are college students. Leoneda Inge visited students at North Carolina Central University last night as they watched the presidential candidate give his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
More Election 2008 stories from WUNC News and The State of Things are available here
