Key Obama state in 2012 not so hot for Obama, policies

North Carolina's Elon University recently polled 594 North Carolinians on a number of national topics and how they relate to them (4.02 +/- margin of error).

The Obama campaign has made no secret that they consider North Carolina a must-win battleground state in his Southern strategy to retain the White House in 2012.

The Elon Poll surely doesn't bode well for the president's re-election strategy at this point in the game.

According to the poll:

When asked if they approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job as president; 50.8% either disapprove or strongly disapprove.
41.7% either approve or strongly approve.
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