Republicans held onto a district Trump carried by 12 points in 2016, while Democrats' sagging rural performance also drew notice in North Carolina's special election last night
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans went all-in to keep hold of a key congressional district in a special election Tuesday, and they won — but they still have good reason to be concerned about the result.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Meanwhile, Democrats were quick to find the silver lining in McCready’s narrow defeat. Rep. Cheri Bustos , the chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee noted that there are nearly three dozen GOP-held House seats that are less Republican-leaning than North Carolina’s 9th District.
“If we don’t connect with rural voters — if we don’t show up in 2020 and win these places back — then Trump wins,” Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination,Kellyanne Conway, the former GOP campaign pollster working as a counselor to Trump in the White House, touted Trump as the difference-marker, boosting “enthusiasm, optimism and turnout” for Bishop with Monday night’s rally.
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