Biden Looks for Downballot Coattails

“When President Joe Biden takes the stage in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Stein will dutifully serve as a warm-up act. Come November, Stein will be playing a more central role,” Politico reports.

“That’s because the 57-year-old Democratic gubernatorial nominee, unlike the president, is ahead in polls in the state. He’s also running against a highly-controversial GOP nominee, Mark Robinson. Among political operatives in North Carolina, the expectation is that if Stein performs well, it could help Biden flip a state that’s been painfully elusive for Democrats.”