(ap)-north Carolina charlotte, once a window President Obama, north Carolina is now like a less than four months ago political partial Democrats open the party's national convention in charlotte.
The reason is a lot.
Trade unions, the core of the democratic constituency, is in weapons. The democratic governor BEV purdue not run for re-election Democrats said, she is likely to lose. National Democratic Party is an explosive sexual harassment scandal thrown into a position. Voters approved the state constitution recently modified, ban on gay marriage run counter to Obama's position. And the unemployment rate in the state still remain high.
"No one can the unvarnished truth, we get the issue here, said:" who is the former democratic governor Jim hunt's advisers, former democratic consultant Gary pearce. Pierce is refers to the special for the plight of the contracting state, but could have been talking about any of the Democrats worry here.
However, he added: "I think, the party's greatest strength, is Obama the President and his things, people will unite around."
It was not supposed to be this way-at least hope-when the Democrats choose charlotte at the national congress, Obama will formally accept his party's nomination for President, the second, on September 4-6.
When the Democrats in February 2011 announced choice, they say, the southern city of choice, marks the Obama's intentions, strive for the conservative state, just as he did in 2008. They also stressed that the economic transformation in countries and charlotte-from tobacco, textile and furniture of the study, energy and Banks. The party's leaders note to the nation's powerful political leadership, and expressed the hope that, purdue ran for re-election, will get on the "convention" to pay attention to and boost.
Now the traditional democratic groups are threatening a huge part of the protests, because they are uncomfortable, the public about the trade union is being held at least one of the friendly countries. And all over the country to the thousands of Democrats called on the "convention" to move, because gay marriage vote.
Democrats say, this won't happen.
The mayor Anthony fox, who pushed to north Carolina's largest city bring events ", adhere to the "charlotte to host a great convention.
The democratic national convention in charlotte spokeswoman Joanne Peters said: "this convention is live in charlotte."
Republicans pointed out the obvious.
"The north Carolina Democrats and Obama is President of confusion, republican national committee spokesman matt KangNaiLi said."
Four years ago, Obama became the first democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976 years of north Carolina. He didn't use of voters in President bush's anger and assembly of different supporters, including who never political organization and young voters ethnic minorities of the alliance. State law allows citizens to register voters on election day, it also means a lot of staff can mining.
The campaign also for the state of the new high.
The Obama team has been hoping to reproduce the efforts, and pay attention to his face here and new challenges. They note that, in the state of enough, Obama can be found, to get the necessary 270 electoral votes to win in north Carolina and provide no second term strategy, and republican mitt romney road victory is quite limited, this means that he is more easy to here needed to win.
After the start of criticism, immediately announced charlotte.
Many labor leader was upset, this convention will be in one country, for workers offers some measure of protection, and in a city, no union held the hotel. Although some unions plan to attend, more than 10 trade union resistance. Union protests are planned for convention for a week.
But Labour union is the only mixing Obama's trouble.
Politics, things to in different state.
In march the national unemployment rate to 9.7%, well above the national average of 8.2%, month, it much higher, in some rural county.
And d-will approval Tuesday same-sex marriage ban on the constitution of the republican base of coal. Voting prompted more than 28000 people signed a petition of online-based in New York city, American same-sex marriage-from the charlotte moved to the convention. Twitter also filled with similar emotions from angry same-sex marriage supporters. Obama says he supports gay marriage a day, in the voting.
The Democrats hope to include in the platform, will be in the convention through the same-sex marriage. In a meeting, and to draw attention to a divided social problems, the economy is still the most pressing problems, in order to promote the party's unity, can cause controversy.
More important, the state Democratic Party is thrown into a position.
With poll Numbers prolapse, purdue announced in January, she would not seek a second term. She decided to fight the bleeding the high-heeled shoes of republican budget and control of the legislature. Republicans in the legislature in 2010 capture, and with more than 140 years for the first time since.
Another is the gossip angered state parties.
National party chairman David parker refused to resign-although he has said he will not seek re-election-although strengthen purdue and other Democrats say, he led the party's existence has become a distraction of pressure. Executive director jay to Parmley by a former employee of party pocketed all sexual harassment charges in north Carolina political air.
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