Barack Obama meriri North Carolina afọ anọ gara aga. Ime ya ọzọ ga-abụ usoro dị ogologo.
ROUTE 74 gafere na ndịda North Carolina. Ọ na-amalite n'ofe oke ọdịda anyanwụ nke steeti ahụ, na-esi na Tennessee na-abanye n'ugwu Blue Ridge siri ike, wee kwụsị na Lumina Avenue na Wrightsville Beach, otu ngọngọ site na Atlantic Ocean. Ọ na-agafe na Charlotte, nnukwu obodo North Carolina na ebe obibi nke ụlọ akụ karịa obodo America ọ bụla ma e wezụga New York, na ka ọ na-aga n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ na Union County, ọ na-eso ya na obere obodo: ụlọ nri ngwa ngwa, ụlọ ahịa pawn, ọnụ ala. ụlọ ahịa nri na, n'ezie, okporo ụzọ.
Nke a adịghị mma maka ụfọdụ ndị bi na Union County, ma ọ bụ Richard Hudson, onye chọrọ ịnọchite anya ọgbakọ ọgbakọ nke asatọ nke North Carolina, nke akụkụ nke Union County dabara. Nke asatọ ka dị n'ime ime obodo, mana ọ dabara na nsọtụ Charlotte na mpaghara Triangle Research gburugburu obodo Raleigh na Durham.
North Carolina enwetaghị ma ọ bụ tụfuo oche na redistricting, mana obodo ya toro nke ukwuu n'ime afọ iri gara aga; Ọtụtụ n'ime obodo ndị ọzọ nke steeti ma ndị mmadụ furu efu ma ọ bụ nọrọ n'azụ ọnụego uto 18.5% nke steeti ahụ. "Charlotte na-aga n'ihu na-abanye n'ime Union County," Mr Hudson mere mkpesa n'oge arụmụka ya na Larry Kissell, onye ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị Democratic nke abụọ na-agbasi mbọ ike idobe oche ya na mpaghara tụgharịrị karịa Republican site na redistricting.
Ma n'ezie, n'etiti 2000 na 2010 Union County toro site na 63%. Akụkụ ya na-anọgide na-atọ ụtọ n'ime ime obodo: dị ala, na-adịghị mma na nke siri ike, ka North Carolina na-esi n'ugwu na-agbada n'oké osimiri. Ogologo oge ole ọ ga-anọ otu ahụ, amabeghị. North Carolina na-agbanwe agbanwe, na mgbanwe ndị ahụ adịla ngwa ngwa na ọ bụghị ihe mgbu kpamkpam. Ọ ka bụ steeti kacha na-emepụta ụtaba na mba ahụ, mana ọnụọgụ ụtaba a na-egbute, ọnụ ọgụgụ ugbo ụtaba na ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị na-arụ ọrụ n'ichepụta ụtaba agbadala nke ọma. Ngalaba akwa akwa steeti adaala n'oge siri ike: n'etiti 2000 na 2006 ọrụ akwa na North Carolina dara 70%. Ya mere, nwere ụlọ ọrụ arịa ụlọ ya; n'afọ 2009, ọ na-ewe ihe dị ka ọkara mmadụ n'ọrụ dịka ọ na-arụ naanị afọ iri abụọ tupu mgbe ahụ.
Na 1977 ụlọ ọrụ atọ ahụ — ụtaba, textiles na arịa ụlọ—mepụtara ihe dịka 22% nke GDP steeti; na 2005 òkè ha bụ nanị 7%. Ngalaba n'ichepụta teknụzụ dị elu dị ka nrụpụta kọmputa-ngwaike na biotech apụtala n'ime iri afọ ole na ole gara aga, mana ụlọ ọrụ ndị a na-achọkarị ndị ọrụ nwere nkà - yana ole na ole n'ime ha - karịa ngalaba nrụpụta ọdịnala ha na-edochi. Na n'ezie ọnụ ọgụgụ enweghị ọrụ nke steeti na-anọgide na-esi ike dị elu: na August 2012 ọ bụ 9.7%, nke ọma karịa nkezi mba nke 8.1%.
Nye ndị Republican, ọnụ ọgụgụ enweghị ọrụ ahụ-nke ise kachasị elu nke America-na-emepụta okwu na-akpali akpali megide amụma akụ na ụba Barack Obama. Ha ga-arụtụ aka na Democratic Primary, nke ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 21% nke ndị Democrats steeti hoputara "Ọnweghị Mmasị" karịa maka Mr Obama. North Carolina nwere uru ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ steeti Republican dị nchebe gbara ya gburugburu, nke pụtara na ndị ọrụ pati mpaghara nwere ike weta ndị ọbịa na-aga nke ọma dị ka Nikki Haley, South Carolina's Republican Governor, na Saxby Chambliss, onye omebe iwu Georgia bụ onye na-elekọta kọmitii ọrụ ugbo nke Senate.
Ndị Republican nwekwara ike nweta obi site na ndekọ egwu ha na nso nso a. N'afọ 2010, ụlọ abụọ nke ndị omebe iwu steeti turu ọnụ na ndị Republican ka ukwuu maka oge mbụ kemgbe 1870. Na May North Carolina ndị ntuli aka kwadoro mmezigharị usoro iwu na-akọwa alụmdi na nwunye dị ka nanị n'etiti nwoke na nwanyị. Ndị Republican nwekwara ike nwetaghachi ụlọ gọvanọ: Pat McCrory, onye Republican bụbu onye isi obodo Charlotte, na-enwe nnukwu isi na Walter Dalton, onye Democrat na onye isi ọchịchị ugbu a. Ha na-atụkwa anya ịnata ihe ruru oche ọgbakọ anọ n'otu oge.
Mgbe ahụ, e nwere n'elu tiketi. Mazị Obama meriri North Carolina na 2008 - ihe ọ bụla Democrat mere kemgbe Jimmy Carter, onye Southerner, na 1976. Ọ bụ mmeri steeti ya kacha warara n'ebe ọ bụla, naanị 14,177 n'ime votu 4,310,789 a tụrụ, ọ rụpụtara n'ụzọ dị ukwuu site na ntuli aka ọhụrụ. N'agbata 2004 na 2008 nnukwu jumps na ntụgharị n'etiti steeti niile bụ na steeti ndịda nwere nnukwu ndị ojii: Mississippi, Georgia na, n'ọnọdụ nke atọ, North Carolina, nke bụ 22% ojii, na ebe ntinye aka sitere na 61% na 2004 gaa 68% afọ anọ ka e mesịrị. North Carolina, n'adịghị ka Mississippi, nyere Mr Obama isi ihe ndị ọzọ bụ isi nke njikọ aka na-aga nke ọma: ọnụ ọgụgụ dị oke egwu nke ndị ntuli aka na-eto eto, ndị ọkachamara gụrụ akwụkwọ na Triangle Research na Latinos. N'ime afọ iri abụọ ruo 2010, ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị Latino North Carolina toro site na 943%, site na 1.2% nke ndị steeti ruo 8.4%, ebe oke ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị ọcha dara site na 75.5% ruo 68.5%.
ntuli aka ndi ochichi
Mgbasa ozi Obama na-etu ọnụ na igwe ya, nke haziri njikọ a nke ọma na 2008, ka nọ n'ọnọdụ ma na-arụ ọrụ kemgbe ahụ. Mana ọ bụrụ otu a, usoro mmeri ndị Republican na-adịbeghị anya kwesịrị ime ka mgbasa ozi ahụ maa jijiji karị. N'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, ntuli aka ahụ na-aga n'ihu na nso nso a maka ihu ọma Mr Obama na North Carolina, dị ka ọ dị na steeti ndị ọzọ swing: ndị a na-eme ntuli aka abụọ ugbu a kpọchiri akpọchi n'ọkụ nwụrụ anwụ. Ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ isi isi ise Mr Romney nwere ihe na-erughị otu ọnwa gara aga apụọla n'iyi. Nke ahụ na-anọchite anya ọganihu nke ndị Democrats nke a na-apụghị ichetụ n'echiche na 2004, mgbe George W. Bush weere steeti ahụ site na 12.4%. Oke oke dị otú ahụ enweghị ike ịlaghachi. North Carolina nwere ike ịbụ na-acha anụnụ anụnụ ma ọ bụ ọbara ọbara, kama na-acha odo odo, maka cycles na-abịa.
(The Economist)
