Biden leans on young voters to flip North Carolina
Source: CBS News
April 20, 2024 / 8:43 AM EDT
North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, 26, is the youngest state party chair in the country — and she's taken on the job of campaigning for the oldest presidential candidate in history in a state that hasn't been won by a Democrat since 2008. "It's going to be a fight," Clayton said. "I don't think, right now, anybody actually knows what is going to happen in November."
Clayton, who often passes for a college student when she's out canvassing, thinks that her youth has been an advantage in trying to register students at Appalachian State University, her alma mater.
"[Students] respond best when they have someone that looks like them, talking to them about the issues that are important to them, too," Clayton said.
North Carolina becomes a battleground
Though Donald Trump won North Carolina twice, 2020 was his narrowest victory in any state. He beat Joe Biden by 1.4 points, or around 75,000 votes. Seeing it as Mr. Biden's best pickup opportunity, the Biden campaign began targeting general election voters in the Tar Heel State during the primary with a $25 million TV ad campaign in seven battleground states that included North Carolina. Clayton has been a key player in outreach to young voters, Biden officials said.
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