Battle for NC continues 48 hours before Election Day
As Election Day quickly approaches, there's hard work being done at the grassroots level for both parties, with many volunteers canvassing homes Sunday in a final push to sway potentially undecided voters.
Organizers for both sides said they remain energetic and optimistic heading into Tuesday.
"I think they all have a good chance to win, and I think the momentum is there. I think the fact that so many Republicans have come out across North Carolina, even more than 2020, is going to help us," said Sandy Joiner, who helped canvass in Cary alongside other members of the Western Wake Republican Club on Sunday.
Similar efforts took place nearby for the Harris campaign.
"I want to go beyond just giving, casting my vote. I feel -- and that's why I did the postcards, the phone bank, and door to door," said Anagha Kalvade, a Harris volunteer. "Because I feel on Tuesday, I don't want any regret that I could have done a little bit more to talk to people and tell them how important this election is."
Political experts, meantime, say the level of attention North Carolina is receiving from both campaigns so close to election day isn't the norm, even as a swing state.
"It's not normal," said NC State political science professor Steven Greene. "In recent elections, this has been a close state, it's been a state that's been a must-have for Republicans and a like-have for Democrats. And the electoral map looking how it does, this thing being such a toss-up at the national level, I think both of these campaigns feel like this state is a must-have."
