President Obama visits Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Wednesday. The following Duke University experts can discuss various aspects of the state's importance in the 2012 presidential election.
- John Aldrich, professor of political science. Specializes in American politics and behavior, formal theory and methodology.http://sites.duke.edu/aldrich/Aldrich can discuss how Obama seeks to win the state again in 2012, and the chances of that happening.
- Kerry Haynie, professor of political science. Specializes in state politics, African-American politics, Southern politics, and race and poverty issues.http://www.duke.edu/~klhaynie/Haynie can discuss the state's and region's rapidly changing demographics and the effect that might have on the election.
- Michael Munger, professor of political science. Specializes in congressional-presidential elections.http://www.duke.edu/~munger/Munger can discuss why Obama has been visiting North Carolina so often and so early in the campaign.
- David Rohde, professor of political science. Specializes in campaigns and elections, and American politics.http://polisci.duke.edu/people?subpage=profile&Gurl=/aas/PoliticalScienc... can discuss the importance of North Carolina to the election and Obama's chances here.