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RandySF

(58,797 posts)
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:57 PM Jul 2020

NC-09: Dan Bishop moves to Likely Republican

The site of the craziest absentee ballot fraud scandal of the 21st Century and a 2019 re-vote, this district looked like it would finally get a respite in November. African-American 9th CD Democratic chair Cynthia Wallace, who has worked in the financial services industry, had just $167,000 on hand at the end of June and isn't likely to put together a top-flight campaign.

But President Trump's weak standing nationally and in North Carolina means Bishop can't take anything for granted. The court-ordered redistricting passed in December added a handful more Charlotte precincts to the district, narrowing the GOP's advantage by a point. If the 2019 do-over race had played out under these lines, it would have essentially been a tie. In this environment, even Wallace is worth watching.


https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/house-rating-changes-20-races-move-towards-democrats

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NC-09: Dan Bishop moves to Likely Republican (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2020 OP
Thanks for posting these recaps, RandySF! OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2020 #1
The 9th has been Republican since the Civil Rights Act.... paleotn Jul 2020 #2

paleotn

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2. The 9th has been Republican since the Civil Rights Act....
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 10:28 PM
Jul 2020

Go figure. It's anchored by ruby red Union County. The Charlotte exburb of Monroe. Hopeless.

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