finally!!

two days after the election, north carolina has been declared blue!

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-President-North-Carolina.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

and another article (thanks ruby)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/obama-wins-north-carolina/?ei=5070&emc=eta1