From NBC News guy (h/t Jonathan Kappler) —
Obama’s travel plans:
Obama’s final sked: THU — WI, NV, CO; FRI — OH; SAT — OH, WI, IA, VA; SUN — NH, FL, OH, CO; MON — WI, OH, IA
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 1, 2012
Romney's plans, with a hole on Sunday:
Romney's final sked: THU — VA; FRI — WI, OH; SAT — IA, NH, CO; SUN: —TDB; MON —NH
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 1, 2012
But then there's this, a new Obama ad with Colin Powell's endorsement:
Obama goes up with new TV ad in North Carolina, a sign that it thinks the state is still close: The Obama camp... bit.ly/Sqs36B
— underthedome (@underthedome) November 1, 2012
And this:
http://www.indyweek.com/citizen/archives/2012/10/29/yes-virginia-north-carolina-is-a-total-tossup-too-for-president-elon-poll
Bottom line: If Obama can still win North Carolina — as apparently he can — why hasn't he been in the state since the Democratic Convention in Charlotte almost two months ago now?
Answer (maybe): He's ahead in Iowa, Wisconsin, Nevada, Colorado and Ohio, and if holds his leads in them, he doesn't need North Carolina. If they slip away, it's trouble.
Plus, it's all ground game now in N.C. There are no undecided voters, only potential voters who may not come to the polls. Better to keep the campaign operation focused on turning them out rather than needing to gear up for a presidential visit that will generate TV coverage Obama's getting anyway.
Or something.