Southern State Legislative Chambers Up in 2012

[SmokingCricket]

I don't know if the GOP will fully take NC or not. Due to the NC gubernatorial race being in the same year as the Presidency (and a US Senate Seat this year), I believe the federal election will influence how voters choose their state/local candidates; NC has a tradition of voting R for Federal and D for State/Local.

How Perdue and the Legislature handle education in the budget - massive cuts expected to make NC First in Flight and Last in Education - will probably be the biggest decider on a non-federal level as to who wins in NC.