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Trump does not have the state’s leading Republican opponent when he campaigns in North Carolina

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NEW CITY, North Carolina —
Donald Trump, the Republican contender for president, made his way back to North Carolina on Saturday, where he campaigned in the southern battleground state. Both Democrats and Republicans agree that North Carolina is becoming an increasingly important state for winning the election in November.

However, the former president campaigned in Wilmington, which is located along the southern coast of the state, without Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor and one of the former president’s top surrogates in the state. This was in response to a report by CNN regarding his alleged posts on the message board of a pornography website.

Robinson has denied writing the posts, which include statements that are both vulgar and racist. On Thursday, he stated that he would not be dragged out of the race by “salacious tabloid lies.”

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It would appear that the Trump campaign has distanced itself from Robinson in the wake of the CNN reporting, which the Associated Press has not independently verified. In a statement to the AP, the campaign stated that Trump “is focused on winning the White House and saving this country” and that North Carolina is “a vital part of that plan,” but they did not mention Robinson.

Although Robinson was victorious in the Republican primary for governor in March, he has been underperforming in recent surveys in comparison to Josh Stein, the Democratic nominee for governor, who is the attorney general of the state. Robinson’s decision to continue campaigning might endanger Republican prospects in other critical races, including Trump’s efforts in a swing state that he has previously won twice. State Republican officials have shown their support for Robinson, who has been urging him to continue campaigning.

A new advertisement from the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris highlights the ties between the Republican candidates as well as Robinson’s support for a statewide abortion ban without exceptions. Democrats have taken advantage of this opportunity to highlight Trump’s ties to Robinson, as evidenced by billboards depicting the two of them together. According to the campaign of Harris, this is their first advertisement that is tied to linking Trump to a contest that is further down the ballot.

Outdoor rally

Trump’s first outdoor rally since the second alleged attempt to assassinate him took place at a Wilmington airport. There, a giant American flag was suspended from a crane, and there were hundreds of chairs and standing room for many more attendees. During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a gunshot grazed President Trump’s ear, prompting the Secret Service to adopt a new safety measure for outdoor venues: bulletproof glass around the area on stage.

Former construction worker Charlie Kimball, who is 46 years old and is from Burgaw, has stated that he is currently on disability. Kimball has denied the charges that have been made against Robinson as “fake news.”

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“That is his private life,” she said. Who gives a damn? As Kimball put it. It’s all rumours and speculation. It is not accurate. It is entirely speculative. But where is the evidence?

Every general election that has taken place in North Carolina since 1976 has been won by a Republican, with the exception of the one in 2008, when Barack Obama won the state. Trump won the state in each of his previous campaigns, but in 2020, he won it by a margin of less than 1.5 percentage points over the Democratic candidate Joe Biden. This was the state that Trump won by the narrowest margin of any state. It is for this reason that Democrats believe the state can be won in the upcoming election.

Due to the fact that neither of the Senate seats are currently up for grabs, the race for governor has been the most important down-ballot election in North Carolina this year. Robinson has established himself as a natural top surrogate for Trump in the state and has become a frequent presence at campaign events there. Notably, Robinson appeared alongside the nominee at an event as recently as the previous month. For a long time, Trump has been a fan of Robinson, who is of African descent, and has referred to him as “Martin Luther King on steroids.”

State up for grabs

In addition, Trump stated, “I think you’re better than Martin Luther King.” Robinson was the candidate whom Trump endorsed in advance of the Republican primary for governor. My opinion is that you are a double version of Martin Luther King.

Both Harris and Trump have made many trips to North Carolina, which highlights the significance of the state. This is in contrast to the fact that more visits have been made by presidential candidates to the battlegrounds of the Rust Belt, which include Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. As a result of Biden’s withdrawal from the campaign in July, Trump conducted his first large-scale event there, directing his attention entirely towards Harris.

Wilmington is the location of New Hanover County, which was won by Biden in the year 2020. The margin of victory that he had over Trump in the county was among the narrowest that he had in the state.

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Julia Novotny, then 55 years old and a resident of Wilmington, stated that she had changed her mind about supporting Donald Trump after having early doubts due to reports that he has been sexually abusive to women, which he has denied.

It was Novotny who made the statement, “He is sophisticated, he is a gentleman, he looks good in a suit, and he has strong values.” “Everyone makes mistakes, and I don’t know if he did or didn’t, but you know what? I don’t take responsibility for his actions. Leave him alone for a moment. It is true that he is a good man. This is a nation that he desires to transform. Our nation is in a state of disarray, and Donald Trump is the only person who can get us out of this mess.

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