Are political pundits wrong to call North Carolina a swing state?

[Bismarck]

I think its fair to call North Carolina a swing state, it was one of the closest states in both 2008 and 2012 and will likely be for the near future barring a landslide. I agree that battleground state is more appropriate. On a side note, Indiana is not a swing state at the presidential level. 2008 was a perfect storm and Romney won Indiana by double digits.