Hurricane Helene upends Trump's and Harris' plans for one of the biggest swing states

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : In 2020, Trump won the state by about 75,000 votes.
60% : "Jonathan Felts, a longtime Republican strategist in North Carolina who is working on a super PAC backing Robinson, said Trump has solid support in rural parts of the state.
48% : Trump visited North Carolina once, holding a town hall.
47% : There are signs, though, that a contingent of Republicans are ready to move on from Trump.
43% : It's an operation that dwarfs Trump's.
35% : Trump is combating a Democratic operation that dwarfs his.
34% : We're seeing a little bit less enthusiasm from Republicans, and a lot of that continues to hold, and it's based on the fact they don't like their nominees," Jackson said, referring to Trump and the embattled candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
26% : While state officials addressed voting issues this week, giving affected counties additional flexibility with early voting, there has been widespread pushback -- from both Democrats and Republicans -- to misinformation spread by some members of the GOP, including Trump himself.
25% : Trump has railed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to Hurricane Helene, saying it didn't move quickly enough to aid people in rural areas.
23% : "Jackson argued that those affected could see Trump was trying to politicize the hurricane.
20% : "Trump had set up a GoFundMe page to benefit victims of the storm across several states, including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.
16% : Harris could significantly hamper Trump's path if she wins the state, while Trump could block Harris if he keeps North Carolina and takes a blue-wall state like Pennsylvania.

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