Source: Bryan Anderson, BLUERIDGE NOW, 9/2/20

Joe Biden may have one of his best chances for a Southern victory in North Carolina, where he stands to benefit from a mild-mannered Democratic governor praised for his balanced approach to controlling the coronavirus. Four years after he narrowly won the politically divided state carried by then-candidate Donald Trump, Gov. Roy Cooper has a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, in a July poll. Cooper’s reelection path offers clues to what will work for Southern Democrats in an election cycle that also will determine control of the White House and Congress.

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