2024 Election

North Carolina Is a Difficult Persuasion Test Case for Democrats

With Harris’ numbers slipping, the campaign is doing an all-out push for the unlikeliest of Democratic voters.

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High-level surrogates, like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have been launched on the campaign trail in North Carolina in Democrats’ final efforts to shore up the race. Steve Helber/AP

By Calen Razor

October 27, 2024 06:00 AM

Republicans are starting to count Kamala Harris out in North Carolina. They’re feeling confident about early voting, and polls are leaning in Donald Trump’s favor.

Those on Harris’ side are seeing it too.

“I do think Trump has a very slight advantage right now in North Carolina, but it is not an advantage that we can’t overcome,” said Morgan Jackson, a political consultant to state attorney general and Democratic candidate for governor Josh Stein.