ATQJul 22, 2023

Biden’s Tar Heel target for 2024: Turn N.C. blue

https://lemm.ee/post/1788061

Biden’s Tar Heel target for 2024: Turn N.C. blue - lemm.ee

Biden lost the Tar Heel state to Donald Trump by just 1.4 percentage points in 2020, and a Democrat at the top of the ticket hasn’t managed to turn North Carolina blue since Barack Obama did in 2008. Now Biden’s team sees opportunity in 2024 amid a fresh abortion ban, a contentious, expensive gubernatorial race and steady population growth that has ballooned urban and suburban areas.

Show threadTheHighRoadJul 22, 2023
NC has perhaps the most stark contrast between rural and urban population of any southern state, and I’m not just talking about major urban areas. You can go from MAGA county to the hippiest shit in the blink of an eye. I think the state would be solidly blue if not for gerrymandering.
Show threadholycrapwtfatheismJul 22, 2023
Moved here 3 years ago.. you're very correct. It's very quick you see a confederate flag or "go Brandon yard flag" to rainbow pride yard flags.
Show threadTheHighRoad

Most of my experience is in the Asheville area and mountain towns in general, which can be… interesting places. The rest of the state seems like college town after college town, other than the greater Fayetteville area. Even there it’s mostly military, so the politics should be as diverse as the greater population.

But man, when they go Red, they really go all out.

Jul 22, 2023 at 6:32pmWeb