Spin from North Dakota Democrats on the Obama for President campaign pulling up stakes looks a like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.  Campaign’s aren’t fire and forget folks.  If the Obama folks are pulling their resources out of the state, that means they know they can’t spend the money they need to win there.  Once a car runs out of gas, it will stop.  The Obama North Dakota operation ran out of gas folks.  From USA Today:

In any case, the Obama campaign’s work for North Dakota Democratic candidates should give them a boost in November, Maxson said Sunday.

“In Minot, these folks have been working seven-day weeks, 12 hours a day, since July,” Maxson said. “They’re reaching a point of diminishing return on their efforts. I think this is a wise move for them to relocate, and we’ll be fine.”

A statement provided by Brundage said the Obama campaign “always knew it would be an uphill battle,” but staffers “built a grassroots movement we are proud of, and an infrastructure that will help candidates up and down the ballot.”

Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to carry North Dakota when he swamped Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964. George W. Bush twice won the state easily, with Democratic foe Al Gore getting 33% of the vote in 2000 and John Kerry attracting 36% in 2004.

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