Biden Looks to Put North Carolina In Play

“President Biden’s re-election campaign is making a larger investment in North Carolina than recent Democratic presidential efforts, laying the groundwork for an alternative path to retaining the White House and potentially forcing Donald Trump to play defense in a Republican-dominated state,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The Biden campaign has 16 offices and hired more than 60 staff members, a campaign official and county officials said, marking a larger footprint—at an earlier point in the race—than Biden’s 2020 effort or Hillary Clinton’s in 2016. Biden and his allies have spent $5.2 million in the state through June 19 on broadcast and cable advertising, as well as radio and online, data from AdImpact shows. Trump’s campaign has spent nothing on advertising in the state so far for the general election, a sign his campaign sees the state as safely Republican.”

“Biden’s big bet on North Carolina could pay dividends this fall if he loses any of the three ‘Blue Wall’ states—Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—where Democrats have invested most heavily.”