NC-09: House race boils down to Trump
A political saga that has stretched over more than two years — exploding into allegations of ballot fraud that prompted state and federal investigations and the cancellation of November’s general election — is set to end Tuesday with an election destined to serve as a referendum on Trump and a key barometer for the 2020 elections.
For Republicans, that would appear to be promising news in a district that preferred Trump by 12 percentage points in 2016. Bishop is showing no separation from the president, and his campaign’s closing TV ad prominently features footage of Trump attacking McCready at a July rally as an “ultraliberal” who “likes open borders and “really admires socialism.”
Bishop “will indeed defend your values,” Trump says, delivering his endorsement as the ad shows McCready alongside images of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
Yet the race between Bishop and McCready is remarkably tight, according to the candidates, political operatives and public polls. It has prompted an all-hands effort in both parties to turn out voters — culminating in planned visits Monday from Trump at one end of the district and Vice President Pence at the other.
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