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Submitted October 11, 2008 - 1:20 am by Anonymous (not verified)

"Charlotte is home to the Bank of America and the carcass of Wachovia Bank"

Wow that was well put. Sorry but I'm posting anon since I work for that carcass. You are very correct about Charlotte being hit hard by this economic crisis. Wachovia is the second-largest employer of the city (20,000 in Charlotte, second only to Carolinas Healthcare). Are we (not just employees, but all residents of the city) worried about the economic crisis and what it's effect has had/may have on us? You bet. 

I say this as a lifelong resident of Charlotte (31 years). I have seen this city grow. I have seen the (positive) impact of BOA and Wachovia being headquartered in this city - and so have all the residents. We completely understand what a bank failure would have done to this city. And we are scared.

What's even more bizarre to a lifer like me is the utter and complete lack of public support for McCain. Charlotte is Obama territory. Even when you drive through the "upscale" neighborhoods (like Dilworth) you see nothing but yard after yard with an Obama sign. Make no mistake, Charlotte (Mecklenburg county) will go for Obama.

Sorry for the slight rant. I guess I'm a bit excited about what I'm seeing after living here my whole life. One caveat, however: Charlotte doesn't necessarily represent the rest of NC. I speak only for Charlotte. I'm just a little giddy about the thought of NC going blue for the first time since Carter. A blue NC would just be icing on the cake with an Obama victory.

 

Side note of hope: I went to the Obama rally in downtown Charlotte a few weeks back and it was like nothing I've seen in my life. The crowd was estimated at 20K. I'm wondering if that counted the people that didn't get in. At the time he began speaking, the lines to get in the two entrances were literally 4+ blocks long. I didn't get in because I didn't get there early enough, but I did listen. I felt better because I saw him back in the primaries, when it was an indoor venue with probably only around 10K attending. I read that the latest rally was the largest attendance in Charlotte for a political rally since Raegan in '84. 

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