'Big Country' Reason Why Obama Hasn't Gone to North Carolina More, Says DNC Chair

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10:11 AM, Oct 19, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

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DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz explained to local reporters that President Barack Obama has not visited North Carolina more because we live in a "big country":

"How come we haven't seen more of President Obama himself in this state?" a local reporter asks the DNC chair.

"Well, we've had the first lady and the vice president and we've had significant surrogates," Wasserman Schutlz answered. "I mean, I think North Carolina has had a non-stop stream of top tier surrogates. But we're doing is -- you know, it's a big country."