Though the rural-to-urban trend has defined the state's politics over the last decade, some Democrats said that Obama's organization can only take him so far in a state with decidedly moderate tendencies and a 9.7% unemployment rate -- the fourth highest in the nation.

CNN: Obama's North Carolina math problem

Zombies occupy what roboticists and animators call "the uncanny valley" in human perception though decidedly not human, they are so close to being human that they prompt instant revulsion.

WSJ: Why Zombies Are Everywhere