Once a safe cushion for Democrats, North Carolina’s registration gap has shrunk since 2015, leaving the parties nearly tied as both sides battle for an edge with unaffiliated voters.
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Democratshavebeendealingwithdecliningvoterrollsinanumberofstates,butonekeybattlegroundstateinparticularappearstobeonthevergeofflippingfromastatethat,fordecades,hashadmoreregisteredDemocratvoterstoonewithmoreregisteredRepublicans.
Therewerealmostthree-quartersofamillionmoreregisteredDemocratsinNorthCarolinathanRepublicans10yearsago.Asoftoday,thatdifferenceisjustover1,000,accordingtothelatestcountbytheNorthCarolinaStateBoardofElections.
“VotersacrossNorthCarolinaarerejectingtheDemocrats’failedagendaandchoosingRepublicanleadership,”Rep.RichardHudson,R-N.C.,said.“Thisshiftdidn’thappenovernight,it’stheresultofyearsofgoodcommonsenseRepublicangovernanceandourfocusonofferingserioussolutionsontheissuesthatmattertothepeople.”
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