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George Chidi in Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington: how a once-red district is a window on North Carolina politics

a man speaks in front of an American flag
Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, North Carolina, on 2 May 2024. Photograph: Allison Joyce/EPA

The area around Wilmington, North Carolina, was once rock-ribbed Republican red. No longer. It’s contested territory in what may be the most contested state in the country this year.

Donald Trump had planned a rally in Wilmington earlier this month but was rained out at the last moment. Trump promised to return with a bigger and better rally later. Joe Biden visited Wilmington on Thursday, after a detour to Charlotte to meet with the families of four law enforcement officers killed on Monday while serving an arrest warrant. It was his second visit to North Carolina this year and is unlikely to be his last.

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