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Kennedy, who ran for president as an independent this year before dropping his bid and endorsing Trump, has long spread conspiracies and falsehoods about vaccines and other public health matters. Asked Sunday whether banning certain vaccines would be an option during a second term, the former president didn’t rule it out. “Well I’m going to talk to [Kennedy] and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” Trump said. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, could be poised to play a central role in health if Trump is re-elected, according to NBC reporting. “You know, it’s possible.”Major public health groups support water fluoridation, and health groups also emphasize that the practice is safe.

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Israel announced Sunday that it carried out a special ground operation in Syria "in recent months," according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF also say they detained an "Iranian terror network operative" during the mission, who they identified as Ali Soleiman al-Assi. The ministry added that the strikes hit a military site in Hama and a car assembly plant in Hassia. Syrian state television also reported that the strikes hit vehicles loaded with medical and relief supplies and ignited a large fire in the area. Israel has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment in Syria, particularly since Syria is a key route for Iran to send weapons to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Persons: Israel, Ali Soleiman, SANA Organizations: Sunday, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Hezbollah, Hamas Locations: Syria, Israel, Hama, Hassia, Iran, Lebanese, Gaza

Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy struggled in a new interview to give a clear explanation about the circumstances surrounding an incident in a national park in 2015 that led to him being treated for a gunshot wound and receiving a fine. All accounts agree that, as first reported by the Washington Post this spring, Sheehy went to the hospital after his gun went off in Glacier National Park in 2015 (firing a weapon is illegal in a national park). The ranger said Sheehy told him he had accidentally shot himself in the arm, and Sheehy then went to the hospital for treatment. He was given a $525 ticket for the gun going off at Glacier National Park and paid it, he told the Post in April, to avoid an investigation into his unit. Kelly this week pressed Sheehy about any medical records that would help to confirm his account of what happened; Sheehy responded that those records do not exist.

Persons: Tim Sheehy, Megyn Kelly, Sheehy, Kelly, “, …, ” Sheehy, There’s, ” Kelly, Sen, Jon Tester, I’ve, ”, “ Tim, Donald Trump, — Organizations: Montana Republican, Fox News, Washington Post, Navy SEAL, ricochet, Republicans, Republican, NBC News Locations: Montana, Afghanistan

It’s clearer than ever after months of close polling and years of intense polarization: Who wins the 2024 presidential election could come down to tiny differences in who votes and who stays home. But an analysis of the poll also shows how the composition of the electorate and small changes in who decides to vote could lead to small but important swings in the election. The more Democratic-leaning turnout universe is one that sees more women, nonwhite voters and higher-educated voters turning out, as well as those from the cities and suburbs. And the one favoring Republicans relies on the opposite: more white people, more men, more voters without college degrees and more from rural communities. But in the meantime, the analysis shows how small changes can have a big effect on a close election.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, pollsters Organizations: NBC, ’, Hart Research Associates, Democratic, Trump

Whoever is elected the 47th president of the United States will start with a rare and clear advantage: a remarkably solid economy. Tuesday’s election will show how much that all matters to voters, who will soon decide which candidate they want to entrust the economy to from here. But to regular American households, it’s more of a “Yes, but” economy: Yes, the job market is strong, but my boss wants me in five days a week, and that doesn’t work for me anymore. Yes, inflation has fallen, but I can’t afford day care. Prices across the rest of the service economy were 4.7% higher overall, and medical care was up 3.9%.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Spencer Platt, Yuki Iwamura, they’re, Helene, Milton, Patrick T, Fallon, Harris, ”, Greg Valliere, Joe Biden wasn’t, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, “ Kamala Organizations: Investment, Stock, Getty, Consumer, Bloomberg, CNBC, First Street Foundation, NBC, AGF Investments, Biden Locations: United States, Ukraine, Israel

☆ Arizona teen allegedly killed mother and reported her kidnapped in cover-up attempt, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Arizona law enforcement alleges that an 18-year-old killed his mother and tried to report her as kidnapped to cover up her death. Less than 10 minutes later, the son of Mary Collier, 38, called 911 to report her supposed kidnapping. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies quickly confirmed that the body was Collier’s. Her son who made the call was identified as the suspect in her death, the sheriff’s office said. Lt. Ross Teeple of the sheriff’s office told KPNX that the cause of death appears to be “edge weapons” and blunt-force trauma.

Persons: Mary Collier, ”, Collier, James Richey, ’ ” Richey, “, Ross Teeple, KPNX, ” Teeple, Collier’s, Zel Harwell, Harwell, ” Harwell Organizations: Pinal County Sheriff’s, NBC News, NBC, KPNX Locations: Arizona, Sun Tan, Pinal County

☆ Meet the Press – November 3, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

KRISTEN WELKER:As the 2024 election nears the finish line, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make their last appeal to voters. Vice President Harris and former President Trump and their surrogates are making their closing arguments. North Carolina was the state former president Trump won in 2020 by the smallest margin and both candidates held events there on Saturday. I asked, what is his message to women who are thinking about voting for Vice President Harris. Today, Vice President Harris is in Michigan working to shore up the blue wall, her simplest path to winning the White House.

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At least five people were injured after heavy rain and tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma Saturday night leading into Sunday morning. Video shows that Newcastle Elementary School in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage, including tiling that fell off of the building's facade. KFORElsewhere in Oklahoma City, mounds of debris, including wood and sheetrock, could be seen strewn about around a community. It's not clear whether they were injured as a result of the tornadoes or the heavy rainfall, but the fire department said they responded to several vehicles that had been flooded. Most of Oklahoma remains under flood watch with a threat of heavy rainfall and over 51,000 utility customers do not have power as of 10:30 a.m.

Persons: Scott Douglas, It's Organizations: Oklahoma City Fire Department, Video, Newcastle Elementary School, Sunday, KFOR, National Weather Service, Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas , Louisiana , Texas, Mississippi

Responding to Hinchcliffe’s joke, the president said Puerto Ricans are “good, decent, honorable people.”He added, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done.”The White House later clarified his comments, saying he was speaking about the rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally rather than Trump supporters. They’re scum, they’re scum, and they want to take down our country. They are absolute garbage.”Burgum told moderator Kristen Welker that voters won’t be swayed by comments like that. “The parsing of comments from the last seven days is not what’s going to determine the election,” he said.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Burgum, Tony Hinchcliffe, Hinchcliffe, ”, Biden’s, It’s, we’ve, Burgum, ” Harris, “ It’s, Kristen Welker, won’t, There’s, there’s Organizations: North, Republican Gov, Puerto Rico, Trump Locations: New York, Puerto Rico, United States, Puerto Ricans, Madison, Mosinee , Wisconsin, American

☆ Final NBC News poll: Harris-Trump race is neck and neck, with significant gender gap
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Just 2% of voters say they’re unsure about the choice. Trump, meanwhile, leads among rural voters (75%-23%), white voters (56%-42%) and white voters without college degrees (64%-34%). This net gender gap of 34 points is larger than the 30-point gap in October’s NBC News poll. That’s a significant change from the final 2020 NBC News poll, when Biden was ahead of Trump by more than 20 points among these voters. And when it comes to the battle for Congress, 47% of voters say they prefer Democrats control Congress, while 46% want Republicans in charge.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, —, Joe Biden’s, ”, Jeff Horwitt, Bill McInturff, We’ve, we’ve, McInturff, — Trump, Biden, — Harris, they’ve, Trump’s, That’s Organizations: NBC, Republican, White, Trump, Democratic, Hart Research Associates, Republicans —, Democrats —, Electoral, Black, The NBC, Biden, Republican Party Locations: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, U.S

In a chaotic scene, mud, objects and insults were flung at the king as his entourage attempted to hold back a crowd yelling, "Murderers, murderers!" In one heated exchange, a young man told King Felipe, “It was known and nobody did anything to avoid it,” referencing a belief that the government did not do enough to warn residents of the dangers the rains would bring. King Felipe VI of Spain, center, is heckled during his visit to Paiporta on Sunday, as mud and objects were throw at him. MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP - Getty ImagesResidents called the king a murderer and told him to get out. Alberto Saiz / APVolunteers and residents sweep mud in Paiporta.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their closing arguments to voters in battleground states during the final two days before Election Day. Trump was in Pennsylvania earlier today, is rallying in North Carolina this afternoon, and will stop in Georgia this evening. Harris is focusing her day in Michigan, with a series of stops in the Detroit area before a rally in East Lansing. Harris:• The vice president made her first stop in Detroit where she addressed the congregation at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. • Later, Harris confirmed to reporters that she has cast her mail-in ballot in the 2024 election, sending it to California, where she is registered.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, Here’s what’s, shouldn’t, •, ” • Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Trump, Kennedy, ” Harris, • Harris Organizations: Trump, Des Moines Register, NBC News, Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God, Arab, voters, Biden Locations: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Detroit, East Lansing, Lititz , Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, Gaza, Pontiac

The Summary FEMA and NOAA have become politicized as the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased. With the neck-and-neck 2024 election just days away, the futures of the federal agencies responsible for weather forecasting, climate change research and disaster recovery hang in the balance. And with it, they’ve become a target for some conservatives who are skeptical of climate change and want to slash government budgets. “Climate change is a very unique problem in that, like most environmental problems, it doesn’t respect our political boundaries and it doesn’t respect our state boundaries,” he said. “We need centralized federal agencies to respond to climate change, agencies that can handle big, significant, multistate disasters at the appropriate scale.”

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The FBI identified Joseph Adams in this Jan. 6 bodycam footage. The FBI identified this man, circled in yellow, as Robert Piccirillo. Hundreds of other Jan. 6 rioters have been identified by the FBI and online sleuths investigating the Capitol attack, but have not been arrested. Trump promises pardons if re-electedThe fate of the Jan. 6 investigation hinges on the results of Tuesday’s election. Trump has repeatedly said he would “absolutely” pardon Jan. 6 rioters and denounced the Justice Department’s investigation.

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☆ Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | David Ketterling | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

But nearly 16 years after Lambert’s murder, the case remains unfinished. (Niroula was fatally assaulted in jail while awaiting a new trial; two defendants previously pleaded guilty, and their convictions weren’t overturned.) Then, he and Niroula began developing a plot to defraud and murder Lambert, the prosecutor said. Four of them, including Niroula and Garcia, were charged with murder, conspiracy, grand theft and other crimes, court records show. Less than a month later, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and set the cases for retrial.

Persons: Cliff Lambert, Lambert, ”, Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, hadn’t, Niroula, Garcia, Mark Evans, Eddie Mullikin, Steven Kilkullen, Cliff, Anthony Villalobos, David Replogle, “, Kilkullen, he’d, who’d, Tom Fitzmaurice Mullikin, Mullikin, Robert Hightower, —, Hightower, Thomas White, White, — David Replogle, Garcia hasn’t, Stuart Hanlon, Tyson Wrensch, San Francisco’s Castro, Dateline ”, Niroula “, ” Wrensch, ” Tyson Wrensch, Niroula texted Garcia, Niroula —, Lambert’s —, ” Hightower, Mercedes, David Downing, Downing, wasn’t, — “, ” Mullikin, Niroula’s, Replogle, ” Villalobos, “ There’s, hasn’t, ” Kilkullen, ” Tim Stelloh, David Ketterling Organizations: Dateline, NBC News, Riverside County, Midwest, “ Dateline, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Lincoln Town, Marines, Palm, Niroula Locations: INDIO, Calif, California, Palm Springs, Nepal, San Francisco, Riverside County, Riverside, Mexico, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco’s, Coachella, Bay, Los Angeles, Lambert’s, United States, Cliff, Alameda , California, Indio

And the next president — Donald Trump or Kamala Harris — along with the new Congress will set the agenda. Here are four big things the 119th Congress will have to tackle. Trump tax cuts worth trillions of dollars are expiring after 2025Major portions of Trump’s 2017 tax law totaling $3.3 trillion will expire at the end of 2025. Former President Trump has said he wants to fully extend the expiring tax breaks across all income levels and pursue deeper tax cuts. If it lapses, many Americans would see spikes in their insurance premiums, which may put pressure on Congress to act.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Kamala Harris —, Trump, Harris, Barack Obama, There'll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Republicans, Democratic, Affordable, Congressional, Office, Treasury Department, U.S, Republican Locations: California, New York

As Americans across the country voted early in record numbers ahead of Tuesday's election, it has become clear that they are motivated, arguably like never before. But it was my daughter's vote I placed inside the envelope," wrote David Frum on X (formerly known as Twitter) last week. She told NBC News that she had voted Democrat for many years before switching parties during the pandemic and will vote for Trump this year. Other issues she said are motivating her decision to vote for her daughter’s future are inflation and the price of groceries as well as her stance against mandatory vaccination policies during the Covid pandemic. “I chose freedom, decency and democracy — along with a bright, just and prosperous future for my five children and future grandchildren,” he wrote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, David Frum, Frum's, Miranda, Frum, George W, Bush, Miranda “, ”, can’t, David Frum Audra Worlow, ” “, ” Worlow, Worlow, “ It’s, Cheryl Mooney, Mooney, “, Mark Lyon, Jon Cooper, Harris, Tim Walz, Cooper Organizations: Twitter, Atlantic, NBC News, Trump, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: Broadview Heights , Ohio, Hendersonville , Tennessee, Republican, Port Jefferson, Long, New York, ” Lyon, Suffolk County

In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus. No other vaccines are given at such a high frequency, but experts say there’s no reason to believe that the vaccines — and in particular, the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — aren’t effective. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines were the first to use mRNA technology to induce immunity to a virus, an approach that proved critical in the early days of the pandemic because mRNA vaccines can be developed much faster than traditional vaccines. Despite the CDC recommending an additional shot, there’s no evidence that the mRNA vaccines aren’t working as expected, said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at the Yale School of Medicine. In a perfect world, the Covid vaccines would be able to be updated much faster to match the strains in circulation.

Persons: Akiko Iwasaki, Iwasaki, —, ”, Ashish Jha, ” Jha, “, Jha, I’ve, “ Topping, John Wherry, ” Wherry, Anna Durbin, ” Durkin, we’ll Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, CDC, Yale School of Medicine, Emory University, Brown University School of Public Health, White, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Clad in dress clothes, the man identified himself as a private investigator and said he was conducting a criminal investigation into election fraud. “You’re not going to come in here, grill me like this and I’m not going to find out what’s going on.”Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Bridget Bennett / Reuters fileShe soon learned that the deputy and the private investigator had visited other township offices as part of an effort to find evidence of election fraud. And the man responsible for it was the top lawman in the area — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Leaf fashions himself as a “constitutional sheriff.” Sheriffs like him see themselves as holding supreme authority in their counties, exceeding that of state and federal law enforcement officials.

Persons: ”, Robin Hawthorne, Hawthorne, Emily Elconin, “, “ You’re, I’m, Dar Leaf, Bridget Bennett, Matt Sanderson, Frank Figliuzzi, ” Figliuzzi, Trump, Leaf, Richard Mack, Mike Lindell, Michael Flynn, Mack, America ”, Mark Abramson, Chris Schmaling, Calvin Hayden, Johnson, “ I’ve, ” Hayden, Gretchen Whitmer, ” Leaf, it’s, Joe Biden, Stefanie Lambert, Sidney Powell, Doug Van Essen, Van Essen, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Van, ” Van Essen, “ He’s, Barry, ” — Lindell, Leaf’s, Lambert, Hilson, ” Lambert, he’s, ” Hawthorne, Kamala Harris, Jan, she’s, “ I’m Organizations: Republican, Dar, Sheriffs, FBI, Trump, U.S, Constitutional Sheriffs, Peace Officers Association, Las Vegas, gestapo, U.S . Army, CSPOA Conference, NBC, Associated Press, Michigan, Fox, Biden, Michigan Attorney General’s, Reuters, Leaf, Texas Attorney General’s, Sheriff’s Locations: Rutland, Township, Michigan, Rutland Charter Township , Michigan, ” Barry County, Barry County, Washington, Wisconsin, Arizona, Las, America, Las Vegas, Racine County , Wisconsin, Johnson County , Kansas, Mack's, Dar Leaf, Grand Rapids, Detroit, reddest, Van Essen, “, Rutland Charter Township, Woodlawn Township

☆ U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
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Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that’s overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The State Department told the AP that it was “aware of reports that this dual U.S.-Iranian citizen has been arrested in Iran” when asked about Valizadeh. “We are working with our Swiss partners who serve as the protecting power for the United States in Iran to gather more information about this case,” the State Department said. The Voice of America, another U.S. government-funded media outlet overseen by the Agency for Global Media, first reported the State Department was acknowledging Valizadeh’s detention in Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian state television aired footage Sunday of different cities across the country marking the anniversary of the embassy takeover.

Persons: Reza Valizadeh, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Valizadeh, Radio Farda, Iran ”, Hossein, Khamenei, ”, America, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hassan Nasrallah, Yahya Sinwar Organizations: Associated Press, U.S . State Department, American Embassy, Iran’s, Radio Farda, Radio Free, Liberty, U.S . Agency for Global Media, Radio, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, Human Rights, News Agency, The State Department, State Department, United Nations, America, Agency for Global Media, Embassy, Guard, U.S Locations: Iranian, American, Iran, Tehran, Israel, U.S, Radio Free Europe, United States, South Korea, Valizadeh, Lebanese

☆ 76ers’ Joel Embiid reportedly shoves columnist in locker room after game
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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid shoved a newspaper columnist during an altercation Saturday, according to multiple reports. The altercation happened in the 76ers’ locker room after the team’s 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, according to multiple reporters who were in the locker room for a postgame media availability. Embiid reportedly shoved Marcus Hayes, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In his column, Hayes mentioned Embiid’s son and late brother as reasons for why Embiid should start playing. Before the current season, Embiid said in an effort to help preserve his knees — which have both required surgery in the past — he would “probably never” play in back-to-back games again in his career.

Persons: Joel Embiid, Marcus Hayes, Hayes, Embiid, Embiid’s, he’s, “, ” Embiid, Marcus, I’ve, Kyle Neubeck, Ben Golliver Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports, Sixers, NBA, Philadelphia Locations: Washington

☆ Two Ohio officers charged with reckless homicide in death of Black man who pleaded, 'I can't breathe'
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Two Ohio police officers were charged with reckless homicide in the death of a Black man who pleaded, "I can't breathe," during a police encounter, authorities announced Saturday. Stone said he presented a grand jury with the results of an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe into Tyson's death, which the agency completed in August. Tyson says multiple times, "I can't breathe." Tyson says again, “I can’t breathe. He also pleaded, "I can't breathe," as an officer held him in a chokehold.

Persons: Camden Burch, Beau Schoenegge, Frank E, Tyson, Kyle L, Stone, Burch, Schoenegge, Craig M, Riley, He's, “, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Bobby DiCello, John Tyson, “ It’s, ” Organizations: Ohio, Canton, NBC, Criminal, of Police Ohio Labor, Gold Unit, Canton Police Department, Minneapolis, New York City Locations: Stark County, Cleveland, Canton, New

water systems to remove fluoride from public water." Kennedy cited linked fluoride to various illnesses, despite major medical associations supporting water fluoridation, which they say is safe and a benefit to public health. Similarly, the American Dental Association says on its website that water fluoridation is "safe and effective." Water fluoridation is not ubiquitous, and the CDC does not mandate fluoridation programs. Some cities have worked to end public water fluoridation programs as groups argue that it should be up to them to decide whether they want fluoride in public water supplies.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, Kennedy, , Michael Connett, ” Trump, “, Danielle Alvarez, Alvarez Organizations: U.S, Democratic, Trump, American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control, Dental Health, CDC Locations: Kennedy, Arizona, U.S

With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week, data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact shows. The most expensive race over the last week is, unsurprisingly, the presidential race, where more than $272 million has been spent on ads, according to data from AdImpact. There's been more than $267 million spent on ads in down-ballot races, meaning all of the other races outside of races for president, governor and Congress. One other down-ballot race saw more than $10 million in ad spending over the last week: California's referendum on rent control. Governors races have had just $18 million in ad spending in the last week, thanks to a relative lack of competitive races this cycle.

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When asked why, a Trump campaign official put it bluntly. “If there’s one state that could bite you in the a--, it’s North Carolina,” the official said. Yet he’s made a plan of returning to North Carolina each day until the election. While Harris campaign aides on social media chided Trump for holding a defensive posture in a state that hasn’t gone blue since 2008, the Trump campaign cast the repeated visits to North Carolina as an aggressive, cover-all-the-bases strategy. “North Carolina, I’m here to ask for your vote.

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