Trump heads to N.C. for special election — and 2020 test
September 9, 2019
President Donald Trump headed to North Carolina to oversee a mulligan election for a seat tainted by the stink of corruption and fraud. Despite taking place in a historically Republican slice of the state, polls have seen a shift in urban voter preference from red to blue, and rural voters shifting from blue to red, according to Politico.
Trump will be holding a rally for Republican candidate Dan Bishop on Monday night in the hopes of capitalizing on the GOP base in the state and to secure a victory for the right. This is also the perfect time for a campaign stop to bolster his own 2020 election support.
When asked about the challenges faced by Republicans, Bishop acknowledged that increasing Democrat support may be a problem heading into the elections.
“Obviously, Mecklenburg has changed,†Bishop said. “It’s a bluer area in its entirety, even my [state] Senate district. So it’s a little tougher there, and the president may have more headwinds there.â€
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