Handicappers Now See North Carolina, Previously Thought a Lost Cause for Democrats, as a Toss Up

North Carolina is looking more competitive after the state seemed to be slipping out of Democrats’ reach earlier this summer.

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Vice President Harris at Raleigh, North Carolina, August 16, 2024. AP/Mike Stewart

Some expert political handicappers now see North Carolina — a competitive state that has long eluded national Democrats — as a toss-up. This would make it the seventh of the swing states – a group whose electoral votes are likely to decide the 2024 presidential election.

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