Ed Morrissey, author of Going Red, discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrissey offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
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North Carolina remains a political battleground. Although Republicans have won most recent statewide contests and retained majorities in legislative seats and county commissions, they usually lose gubernatorial races. Moreover, many of the GOP’s statewide wins were by small margins. Based on electoral outcomes, I think a fair way to describe us is a competitive state...