https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/05/18/maxed-out-race-card-gets-another-play-in-north-carolina/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:57:47 -0400<![CDATA[The president carried North Carolina narrowly in 2008 but is increasingly unlikely to carry it again in 2012. The state&#8217;s high unemployment rate has much to do with that, as do the state party&#8217;s ongoing sex scandal, the unpopularity of incompetent Democrat Gov. Bev &#8220;Let&#8217;s cancel the elections&#8221; Perdue, and the president&#8217;s hostility to right-to-work states such as North Carolina. In other words, it&#8217;s the policy and the party, stupid. But you&#8217;ll never guess what one big state Democrat sees as the leading cause.]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:29:41 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/05/18/maxed-out-race-card-gets-another-play-in-north-carolina-n165385