By John Gizzi
Tuesday, 10 September 2019 06:13 AM
Hours before voters in North Carolina's 9th District (Charlotte) begin lining up at the polls, there is one certainty about the nationally watched special U.S. House election there: a win by Democrat Dan McCready will be interpreted widely by the media as a sign President Trump is in trouble.
But, should Republican State Sen. Dan Bishop emerge triumphant on Tuesday night, will the outcome in North Carolina be interpreted by the press as a triumph for Trump as well?
Hardly. The 9th has a history of being one of the most durably Republican House districts in the South, having sent a Republican to the House since 1952 without interruption.
In addition, both Trump in 2016 and Mitt Romney in 2012 swept the 9th by 12 percentage points. All signs, then, point to a Republican victory as par for the course under normal circumstances.
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