{"id":2341273,"date":"2024-09-14T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T02:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-it-would-be-very-hard-to-win-election-without-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T22:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T02:31:13","slug":"vance-says-it-would-be-very-hard-to-win-election-without-north-carolina-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-it-would-be-very-hard-to-win-election-without-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance says it would be \u2018very hard\u2019 to win election without North Carolina &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-says-it-would-be-very-hard-to-win-election-without-north-carolina-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator J.D. Vance from Ohio stated that winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a> would be &#8220;very hard&#8221; for\u2063 him and former President Donald Trump if they\u2064 do not secure victory\u200c in North Carolina. While attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-trashes-biden-push-for-electric-vehicles-as-he-tries-to-woo-iowa-farmers\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes Biden&#039;s electric vehicle push while courting Iowa farmers.\">college \u2062football game<\/a>\u2064 in\u200d Greenville, North\u200d Carolina,\u200d Vance \u2062expressed\u2064 optimism about their prospects\u200c in \u200cthis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground state<\/a>, emphasizing its importance to their electoral success. Both he and Trump are scheduled to hold separate rallies \u2064in North Carolina the following\u2063 week, with Vance \u200bin Raleigh and Trump in Wilmington. Vance&#8217;s remarks highlight the strategic significance \u2063of North \u2062Carolina in the upcoming election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance says it would be &lsquo;very hard&rsquo; to win election without North Carolina<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1759604\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) said it would be &ldquo;very hard&rdquo; for him and former President Donald Trump to win the election in November if they lose <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shortly before attending a college football game in Greenville, North Carolina, on Saturday, Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/jd-vance-says-hard-trump-win-north-carolina-rcna171162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> reporters, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very hard for us to win unless we&rsquo;re able to get North Carolina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added that he feels &ldquo;very good&rdquo; about their chances in the key battleground state. Both are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnct.com\/news\/north-carolina\/trump-and-vance-holding-separate-rallies-in-north-carolina-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"holding\">holding<\/a> rallies in the Tar Heel State next week, with Vance in Raleigh and Trump in Wilmington.<\/p>\n<p>The comment from Vance comes after Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3147140\/cooper-harris-president-if-she-wins-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> that Vice President Kamala Harris &ldquo;knows&rdquo; if she wins North Carolina, she will be president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question about it. It&rsquo;s close here in North Carolina. It always is. This was Biden-Harris&rsquo;s closest loss in 2020, only 1.3%. So, the fact that Kamala Harris, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> of the United States, has been to North Carolina 17 times shows that she cares about our state. She knows that we are in play. And she knows that if she wins North Carolina, she is the next president of the United States because [former President Donald] Trump has no other pathway,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump won North Carolina in 2020 by just under 75,000 votes over then-candidate Joe Biden, and this November the state is poised to be just as tight.<\/p>\n<p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"polling\">polling<\/a> from <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> shows that Trump leads Harris in a head-to-head race by just 0.1% in the state, 48.1% to 48%.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1759604\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759604\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) stated that it would be &#8220;very difficult&#8221; for him and former President Donald Trump to secure victory in the upcoming November election if they do not win North Carolina. While in Greenville, North Carolina, attending a college football game on Saturday, Vance told reporters, &#8220;It&#8217;s very hard for us to win unless we can capture North Carolina.&#8221; He expressed optimism about their prospects in this crucial battleground state. Both he and Trump are scheduled to hold rallies next week\u2014Vance in Raleigh and Trump in Wilmington. Vance&#8217;s remarks followed comments from Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC), who noted that Vice President Kamala Harris understands that winning North Carolina could lead her to the presidency. Cooper emphasized the competitiveness of the state, recalling that Biden-Harris lost there by only 1.3% in 2020, making it their closest defeat. He pointed out Harris&#8217;s frequent visits to North Carolina as evidence of its importance and suggested that Trump&#8217;s path to victory hinges on winning this state. In 2020, Trump narrowly won North Carolina by fewer than 75,000 votes against Joe Biden; current polling indicates a similarly tight race this November, with RealClearPolitics showing Trump leading Harris by just 0.1%, at 48.1% compared to her 48%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2341274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jd-vance-north-carolina.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,32258,15469],"class_list":["post-2341273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-north-carolina","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jd-vance-north-carolina.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}