Williamston is just 90 miles to the east of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Obama, the last Democrat to win the state in 2008, carried North Carolina because of overwhelming turnout from Black and young Americans. North Carolina is, even if our metro areas are more liberal leaning, we still have a good number of people who are conservative." Brian Buck and Joan Buck voted for Trump in 2016 and say they're concerned about North Carolina becoming more liberal. Trainer said that level of support would be "icing on the cake in North Carolina, rather than critical to success."

Source: CNN October 22, 2020 11:03 UTC