Fearless forecast: Obama will win NC, Hillary will take Indiana

May 6th, 2008 at 09:34am Chuck Sweeny

Alright, I might as well get in on the elections prediction racket. Indiana and North Carolina are having Democratic primaries today. Here’s what I think will happen:

North Carolina: Barack Obama had been far ahead in the polls, but they’ve been closing as Hillary Clinton took a page from her husband’s Arkansas past and began campaigning as a redneck , standing on the back of a red pick ‘em up truck and vowing to smash both Iran and OPEC. Shezaaaam!

Obama will win the state 57-43.

In Indiana, Obama picked up on the state’s obsession with basketball (rent the classic movie “Hoosiers” starring Gene Hackman and you’ll understand) and did a lot of parking lot pick up photo ops.

However, the Billary machine has hit him hard with negative ads and her support for a federal gas tax holiday could help her.

Hillary will win Indiana, 52 to 48.

I’m curious about who will take “Mayberry,” which as Andy Griffith Show fans know, is the real NC town of Mount Airy, Andy’s home town.

I’m thinking Hillary, but I’m not sure. I’ll go down the fillin’ station and ask Goob what he thinks will happen today.

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