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(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris caput to North Carolina Wednesday to stock their last arguments with voters successful the Tar Heel State during dueling rallies up of the 2024 election.
Trump is expected to spotlight the nation's system and lodging situation portion Harris is anticipated to promote residents to vote early and support the enthusiasm surrounding her run electric.
As of Monday morning, the contention betwixt Trump and Harris remained a toss-up with the erstwhile president starring Harris by conscionable 1.4 points, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling.
Democrats person a accidental to flip the Republican-leaning authorities bluish adjacent though North Carolina has voted reddish successful 10 of the past 11 races. Former President Barack Obama won the Tar Heel State successful 2008 and was the archetypal Democrat to bash truthful successful astir 3 decades.
Dead-even statesmanlike contention successful NC
A dead-heat contention and an accidental for Democrats is starring to dueling rallies connected Wednesday arsenic Harris is besides expected to stump successful North Carolina. The 2 rallies are scheduled astatine astir the aforesaid time, conscionable located astir an hr from each other.
The Harris run said it believes it has the enthusiasm connected its side, portion Trump's squad said it's looking to chopped done that and solidify Trump's pb successful the battleground state.
North Carolina is 1 of seven plaything states that could sway this year's election. It's different authorities that has seen different record turnout from aboriginal voting. Preliminary information reveals astir 3.2 cardinal radical successful the authorities person already voted, which is implicit one-third of the state's registered voters.
Helene influencing predetermination turnout
A new survey recovered that Hurricane Helene is besides playing a relation for immoderate voters arsenic they caput to the ballot box. The survey released this week by Elon University recovered that Helene galvanized them, and galore voters were motivated to get retired to polling sites successful portion by the national effect to the state's wide damage.
Trump and immoderate Republicans person looked to sow vexation with the response, falsely claiming that cipher from the national authorities was helping residents aft the storm.
FEMA and the White House pushed backmost connected those comments, reassuring determination were boots connected the crushed helping those affected by Helene.
Still, the canvass recovered that 20% of voters said they were much apt to ballot due to the fact that of Helene.
