Source: Colin Campbell and Bryan Anderson, NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/6/16



North Carolina is seeing more presidential campaign spending and candidate visits this year in part because it’s a must-win state for Republican Donald Trump.The front-row seat to national politics is still a relatively new role for North Carolina, which was a solid Republican state in presidential elections until Barack Obama won a surprise victory in 2008. Obama was the first Democrat to win the state since...

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