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Trump rallies in NC’s lone toss-up congressional district

Former president Donald Trump delivered remarks at a rally in Rocky Mount, Nash County Wednesday, part of North Carolina’s first congressional district and the only congressional contest rated a toss-up in the 2024 election. He was preceded on stage by Republican candidate for the first district, Laurie Buckhout, who faces incumbent Democrat Don Davis; North...

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NC tobacco farmers demand answer on menthol ban from Harris campaign as Walz stops in Durham, Winston-Salem

Minn. Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will visit Durham and Forsyth counties Thursday, working to drum up enthusiasm on the first day of early voting and mere weeks until election day. Anticipating his visit, local farmers and business owners in North Carolina are demanding answers from the Harris campaign on whether the...

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Trump campaign kicks off NC bus tour, Harris ramps up visits as candidates zero in on battleground states

The three-day tour will feature Trump campaign surrogates visiting locations from Alamance to Wayne counties. The campaign of former president Donald Trump announced a traveling bus tour in the critical battleground state of North Carolina, beginning Wednesday in Burlington, concluding with a Friday visit in Goldsboro. After kicking off in Burlington, the bus tour will...

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Trump tops Harris 47% to 44% in new NC poll

Former President Donald Trump is up three percentage points in North Carolina over his newly minted rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, in a new Carolina Journal poll of likely voters. Trump leads Harris 47% to 44%. The survey, released Aug. 8, is one of the first looks at the electorate’s take on the Trump-Harris matchup...

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Cooper out of the running for Harris’ VP pick

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is out of contention for a possible vice-presidential pick as Kamala Harris has reportedly narrowed down her list to three possible choices to run with her. Cooper said Monday night that it "wasn't the right time" for him to be on a national ticket.

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President Joe Biden addresses the nation after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race

President Joe Biden spoke to the American public for the first time Wednesday night after announcing on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. The President publicly admitted for the first time that pressure from the Democrat Party led him to withdraw. 

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Trump turns to Harris, focusing on immigration and her record as “border czar”

President Donald Trump held a call with reporters Tuesday afternoon to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ track record as border czar and his plans now that she is the presumptive Democratic nominee for President after President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election Sunday.

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How would Roy Cooper as VP impact down-ballot races in NC?

Recent reports suggest that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is being considered as a potential vice-presidential candidate to run alongside current Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket in 2024. If Harris secures the presidential nomination and selects Cooper as her running mate, what impact could that decision have on down-ballot races in North...

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