# Obama leading in North Dakota - Is this possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 17, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388 "2008-10-17T16:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/21 "2008-10-17T21:12:08Z")
> [@davidw](#): > > I don’t know about North Dakota specifically, but I know that liberal blogs have been talking for a few years about the Northwest becoming more Democratic. North Dakota isn’t anywhere near the Northwest. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/22 "2008-10-17T21:18:04Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > North Dakota isn’t anywhere near the Northwest. It’s northwest of the [Northwest Territory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory). What more do you want? 😕 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/23 "2008-10-17T21:24:41Z")
How many Native Americans live in North Dakota? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/24 "2008-10-17T21:25:56Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > It’s northwest of the [Northwest Territory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory). What more do you want? 😕 > 😛 So, Ohio is still in the Northwest of the United States? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/25 "2008-10-17T21:28:02Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > So, Ohio is still in the Northwest of the United States? :dubious: :rolleyes: Well, my alternate attempted joke was that it’s right next to Canada, which is right next to Alaska. Would that have been better? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/26 "2008-10-17T21:34:08Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > :rolleyes: > > Well, my alternate attempted joke was that it’s right next to Canada, which is right next to Alaska. Would that have been better? Probably not. Though one odd bit of trivia is that the easternmost part of the 50 United States is in Alaska (on one of the islands of the Aleutians which is about 179 degrees 30 minutes east). So perhaps that part of Alaska should be included in the Northeastern United States. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388/27 "2008-10-17T22:36:36Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > :rolleyes: > > Well, my alternate attempted joke was that it’s right next to Canada, which is right next to Alaska. Would that have been better? So can they see Putin when he rears his ugly head, too? – Sorry, I should have held down the urge to say that :smack:. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leading-in-north-dakota-is-this-possible/468388.md?page=1)