GREENVILLE, NC – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Saturday that it will be “very difficult” for the Trump campaign to win in November if they don’t continue. North Carolinaformer state president Donald Trump narrowly won in 2020.
“If we don’t get North Carolina, it’s very hard for us to win,” the vice presidential candidate told reporters on the tarmac at Pitt-Greenville Airport after an unannounced visit to a college football game.
Vance predicted his ticket would do well in the eastern and rural parts of the state, but stressed the importance of voter turnout.
“We just want to remind people to really get out there, make sure their voices are heard, because the only way we’re going to lose this race is if people don’t participate,” Vance said.
He said he feels “very good” about their chances of winning state.
Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Vance’s remarks. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Vance was also in North Carolina Tuesday for a fundraiser, and he joined Trump in the state in late August.
Trump won North Carolina In 2020, with 49.9% of the vote, but President Joe Biden was close behind with 48.6%. The state has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain by less than 20,000 votes in 2008.
September one Survey at Quinnipiac University Polls conducted ahead of Tuesday’s debate showed that 49% of North Carolina voters favored Harris and 46% favored Trump. The results, which are within the poll’s margin of error, suggest a razor-thin race in a potentially decisive state.
Democrats have their eyes on North Carolina as a potential swing state millions dollars advertisements 270 in hopes of strengthening potential pathways to the Electoral College vote.
Harris held two rallies in North Carolina this week. attracts about 25,000 spectators Total between his stops in Greensboro and Charlotte.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, This was reported by ABC News If Harris wins the state, “he will be the next president of the United States because Donald Trump has no choice,” he said in an interview Thursday.
“His chances are excellent” in North Carolina, he said.
Henry J. Gomez contributed.