{"id":2368879,"date":"2024-11-14T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-arizona-most-decisive-of-the-battlegrounds-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:37:10","slug":"north-carolina-arizona-most-decisive-of-the-battlegrounds-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-arizona-most-decisive-of-the-battlegrounds-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina, Arizona most decisive of the battlegrounds &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fnorth-carolina-arizona-most-decisive-of-the-battlegrounds-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=2368879&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>The article discusses the significant \u2062impact of Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign in\u200b North Carolina during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-mishap-trump-takes-heat-and-casts-blame-for-gop-defeat-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Trump faces backlash and points fingers after GOP loss in New York\">recent \u200bpresidential election<\/a>, where he achieved a noteworthy victory over Kamala Harris.\u200c Trump garnered 189,311 more \u200cvotes than Harris, securing 16 electoral college votes for the state, a solid 3.4% win, marking his continuous success in North Carolina \u200dfor the third consecutive election. \u200cThe state has historically favored Republican nominees,\u2064 having chosen\u2064 them in 13\u200d of the \u2063last 15 elections over the past 60 years. \u200bDespite\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/downballot-candidates-defying-trends-on-the-campaign-trail-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Downballot candidates defying trends on the campaign trail - Washington Examiner\">slim polling lead<\/a> of approximately 0.9% to 1.2% leading\u200d up\u2062 to election \u2062day, Trump&#8217;s extensive campaigning in\u2062 various\u2062 locations, including smaller cities in eastern \u200bNorth Carolina, helped solidify his win.\u200b the Republican\u200b ticket, comprising \u200dTrump and Senator J.D. Vance, won the electoral college with a count \u2063of 312 to 226 \u200band the popular vote at 75.4 million to 72.2 \u2064million.  <\/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\">North Carolina, Arizona most decisive of the battlegrounds<\/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_1881023\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Donald Trump&rsquo;s visits to North Carolina netted his greatest difference in raw votes and second-best winning percentage over Kamala Harris in the seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/presidential-election-spending-in-georgia-projected-to-hit-244m-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Presidential election spending in Georgia projected to hit 4M - Washington Examiner\">consensus battleground states<\/a> of the America&rsquo;s 60th presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As unofficial absentee and provisional votes are finalized before canvasses across the country, Trump secured the 16 electoral college votes of the state with 189,311 more votes from more than 5.6 million cast. His 3.4% win was his third consecutive in a state that has chosen the Republican presidential nominee 13 of the last 15 election cycles across 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>The nation&rsquo;s 45th president campaigned in the state Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday ahead of the election, opting for locations across the state including less populated eastern North Carolina cities Rocky Mount and Kinston. Trump&rsquo;s polling lead on Harris heading into Election Day had only gotten up to about 0.9% and 1.2% in respective aggregates&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>from Project 538<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RealClear Polling<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">differences considered toss-ups<\/a> in part because no margin of error is factored.<\/p>\n<p>In winning the electoral college 312-226 and the popular vote 75.4 million to 72.2 million, the Republican Party ticket of Trump and Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_00ad65b0-9a51-11ef-9a0c-cf446ad79a41.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>outperformed a modest polling lead in the state<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and swept the other six battlegrounds. Wisconsin was closest to a defeat, where he won by 0.8% (29,417 votes).<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania had 19 electoral college votes,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/er.ncsbe.gov\/?election_dt=11\/05\/2024&amp;county_id=0&amp;office=FED&amp;contest=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and Georgia 16 each, Michigan 15, Arizona 11, Wisconsin 10 and Nevada six.<\/p>\n<p>Largest percentage win was registered in Arizona (5.6%), which as of Wednesday evening had the second-largest raw vote difference (184,908). From closest to most, he won by 1.4% in Michigan, 1.9% in Pennsylvania, 2.2% in Georgia and 3.1% in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, visit to North Carolina 11 times, was close to grabbing four electoral college votes in New Hampshire (lost by 2.8%, or 22,541 votes) and 10 in Minnesota (lost by 4.2%, or 137,951) &ndash; the latter home to the Harris ticket running mate of Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>Two states where Trump made significant visits, trying to turn longshots into battlegrounds, were Virginia (13 electoral college votes) and New York (28). The former was only a 5.2% win for Harris (224,321 votes), and the latter was more decisive (11.8% Harris win, or 917,551 votes) for the vice president.<\/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_1881023\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1881023\"}});<\/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>Trump&#8217;s visits to North Carolina yielded his largest vote margin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368880,"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\/11\/trump-rally-nc-gastonia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,37737,6571,32258],"class_list":["post-2368879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-battlegrounds","tag-elections","tag-north-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trump-rally-nc-gastonia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368879","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368879"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368883,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368879\/revisions\/2368883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}