Obama Says He's 'in the Hunt' for a Blue North Carolina

By GottaLaff

We're all familiar with the phrase "that dog won't hunt". Hopefully, this dog will hunt:

Sen. Barack Obama –- settling in for an anticipated two days of debate prep in North Carolina -- told the N.C. Democratic State Party dinner that he has high hopes for flipping the state blue.

"Despite the pundits, despite the prognosticators, despite the cynicism, turns out 30 days left we are right here in the hunt in North Carolina," Obama said to a crowd of more than 700 who came out for the annual Vance-Aycock Dinner and were surprised by Obama's last minute appearance.

Polls indicate the race is neck-and-neck between Obama and Sen. John McCain in North Carolina. President Bush won in the state in 2004 by 13 percent, yet the Obama campaign believes it is one of the key states that they can compete in and turn blue this election.

H/t: Ady