Wall St. Cheat Sheet: The Obamas are seriously considering moving to Asheville after presidency

[G_j]

http://www.ashvegas.com/wall-st-cheat-sheet-the-obamas-are-seriously-considering-moving-to-asheville-after-presidency

Wall St. Cheat Sheet, a popular financial news website founded by two brothers and operated out of Asheville, reports today that President Obama is seriously considering living in Asheville post-presidency:

It seems all the bookmakers sending the Obamas to New York City or back to Chicago after the end of the President’s second term are wrong by a few thousand miles.

A source close to Wall St. Cheat Sheet has confirmed that the Obama family is very seriously considering the city of Asheville in North Carolina as one of their post-Presidency residences, and may even have bought a house in the hill-nestled town. A call to get an official confirmation from the White House wasn’t immediately returned.

Click over to read the full Wall St. Cheat Sheet story on Obama possibly living in Asheville.

This comes as no surprise to those who have followed

Here’s Obama talking about his love of Asheville during his last trip here in February 2013. More here of Obama loving on Asheville during his last visit. President Obama has made a total of four trips to Asheville since before he was elected president. He’s openly expressed his love of the area, and especially for 12 Bones barbecue. He and the First Lady vacationed at the Grove Park in a couple of years ago and appeared to have a good time.

Guess we’ll wait and see.

[3catwoman3]

1. They would move to one of the...

...reddest states in the country? I am surprised.

[rickford66]

2. I think it's a blue oasis. Am I right?

We've been there a couple times and thought it was a place we could retire to except for the real estate prices.

[Jim Lane]

5. Obama carried NC in 2008 and lost it only narrowly in 2012.

Of course, I don't know why we're even worrying about this -- it's well known that Obama plans to cancel the 2016 election and stay in power until he dies.

Well known in some circles, anyway.

[wildeyed]

6. NC is NOT one of the reddest states in the country.

Dems held the General Assembly for 100 years before 2010. Sadly that was a redistricting year and the Republicans took full advantage and gerrymandered the shit out of us, making it nearly impossible for the Dems to win back the GA in the near term. In addition, ALEC and another local group headed by Art Pope, a very rich and very crazy rightwing ideologue, are investing huge amounts of money to force there extreme beliefs on the rest of us. It has been very painful and difficult since they are gutting our excellent public education system, making our healthcare system even worse and denying the unemployed help that they desperately need. But these are a small group of rightwing business men and politicians who are holding the rest of us hostage and are not representative of the general population. By demographics, we are def a purple state, moving toward blue. Asheville is very liberal, and the major cities are solidly blue now. Obama took a surprise win in NC during his first presidential run and has appeared to have a soft spot for us ever since.

[armed_and_liberal]

3. The bluest cities are often in the reddest states

Asheville has been a liberal mecca since the 70's when I used to hang there. Charlotte was pretty blue, until NY and NJ started deporting Republicans to the Charlotte suburbs 20 years ago. I know quite a few libs who have moved to the city of Raleigh. Boone has always been a pretty cool town.

I'm moving to Wilmington next month which is more liberal than my present home city of Albany NY.

[wildeyed]

7. Charlotte is solidly Democratic now.

It is nearly impossible for a Rep to win anything here other than a few of the predominately white and affluent suburban areas.

Wilmington is really nice. Access to the beach, historic architecture and the university make it a really enjoyable city. Good luck there. And yay! one more liberal vote for when we get rid of Governor McCrory next time he runs

[No Vested Interest]

4. I have read that they will stay in the DC area until

Sasha finishes high school - at least two yrs after the Pres. leaves office.

The Asheville area is lovely, and I could see the Obamas wanting to have a part-time home there.

Then, of course, there's always a little nostalgia for Hawaii.

[Lee-Lee]

8. I overheard someone talking about Michelle running for Burrs seat

That would be very nice.