Biden lost the Tar Heel state to Donald Trump by just 1.4 percentage points in 2020, and a Democrat at the top of the ticket hasn’t managed to turn North Carolina blue since Barack Obama did in 2008. Now Biden’s team sees opportunity in 2024 amid a fresh abortion ban, a contentious, expensive gubernatorial race and steady population growth that has ballooned urban and suburban areas.

  • billwashere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As a person who has lived in NC for 40+ years this is completely true. I just bought a house maybe 30 min from where I used to live and it seems like I’m in a completely different state. The former was jokingly called a concentrated area of relocated yankees (Cary) so lots of liberals and mid to upper class folks, lots of diversity. Where I moved to is lots of farms, white people, Jesus billboards, and Let’s Go Brandon yard signs.

    Not sure I’d agree about the solidly blue part though. In the races that gerrymandering doesn’t affect the state went for Trump both times but voted for a Democratic governor. Seems awfully purple.

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      1 year ago

      My NC experiences are (thankfully) limited to the bluer parts, so my view is admittedly skewed. Probably tipped a little too far into hyperbole with the “solid” comment.

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        1 year ago

        I wish it were more solidly blue. I’ve lived mostly closer to large urban areas (Raleigh) so I’m basically in the same boat as you.