"It's hard to see a way that a Republican gets to the White House without winning North Carolina." And none of the groups supporting him has put up commercials in North Carolina. "You hear a lot more about wailing and gnashing of teeth about Trump in D.C. than in North Carolina." The group plans to spend at least $12 million in North Carolina by the November election, according to Kantar Media's CMAG advertising tracker. Voter registration statistics underscore a competitive state: North Carolina has about 2.6 million registered Democrats, compared with 2 million registered Republicans and 1.9 million unaffiliated registered voters.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2016 12:42 UTC