CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: (Nettavisen): The night of Wednesday Norwegian time was “Super Tuesday” in the USA. 15 voted for who they want to be the presidential candidate of their party.
Both Trump and Biden emerged victorious. Nikki Haley resigned on Wednesday.
The United States is one step closer to the rematch many Americans do not want.
“So here we are, trapped for eight months, in a nightmare election between two radioactive old men who can only beat each other. A generic Republican would have crushed Biden. A generic Democrat would have crushed Trump. But instead, the voters and elites of these two parties have managed to steer these two Titanic ships on a direct collision course against each other,” writes professor of political science at Roosevelt University, David Faris, in an article in Newsweek.
Read about the results from “Super Tuesday” here: Fallout election for Trump: – Our revenge
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Going forward, the presidential candidates will lay out the route to election day on 5 November. Which states should they prioritize? Where should they insert the shock?
The swing states “everyone” is looking at are Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia. But the experts also believe that North Carolina will be a so-called “battleground state” in this year’s election.
– Neither party should take the state for granted, said Paul Shumaker, former strategist for the Republicans CNN.
Former communications director for , Doug Heye, is of the same opinion. North Carolina and Virginia will be interesting, Heye added CNN.
But Trump won North Carolina in the last two presidential elections. In 2016, he won with 49.8 percent against Hillary Clinton who got 46.2 percent, reported New York Times then. In 2020, Trump got 50.1 percent of the vote, according to Politico. President Biden received 48.7 percent support in the state.
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– There have been many lies
Nettavisen met several voters on election day in the big city of Charlotte in the county of Mecklenburg, where 66.7 percent voted for Biden in 2020. Many voters are worried about what Trump’s second term as president might bring.
– There have been many lies from the Republicans. It’s terrible. It affects everyone, says Marvin Price to Nettavisen.
Trump’s claims about electoral fraud are one of the lies he points to.
This claim is believed by about 6 in 10 voters who voted in the Republican primary in North Carolina. They deny that Joe Biden won the election, according to them CNN.
What do you think will happen if Trump becomes president again?
– I think it will be a mess. I don’t understand how he is allowed to run, but that is what the Republicans want. He does nothing but lie, but he supports them. We are in trouble. The blacks must go out and vote! he means.
– It is heartbreaking
Trump’s possible presidency also scares other voters in the big city.
– It is heartbreaking. That makes it even more important to do what we can in the local community and at grassroots level, says author Brooke Shaffner to Nettavisen. She has taken a break from writing her short story “Country of Under” to go to the polling stations to vote on Tuesday evening.
At the same time, Joe Biden is not high on the list.
– I mean Joe Biden is financing a genocide. 30,000 are dead, children are dying, over 100 people died trying to get food. Joe Biden could have stopped this, but he is too busy eating ice cream and vetoing the UN, says a disappointed Shaffner.
She doesn’t quite know what to say. Between Trump and Biden, she still chooses the current president.
– I will most likely vote for Biden over Trump. Obviously, notes Shaffner.
– He will go down in history as someone who made a genocide possible. But I’m not going to vote for Trump, she adds.
Cheers to local politicians
Both Price and Shaffner are also involved in the local competitions in the state. Shaffner was particularly eager to vote for Jeff Jackson to become the state’s attorney general. He sits in the House of Representatives today, but his electoral district has been redrawn, and he is not running for re-election as a result.
Read Nettavisen’s report on gerrymandering in North Carolina here: – Those who draw the maps know everything about you
Marvin Price hands out brochures for candidate Arthur Griffin who wants to join the county commission.
– He wants to help the poor. When he says he’s going to do something, he does it, Price points out.
Nate Berhe is also standing outside the polls urging voters to vote for Caleb Theodros for a state Senate seat. His policy on mental health is particularly important.
– He is young and understands what young people want. He’s not too old. He has a modern view of things, says Behre.
Trump and Biden’s age bothers him, but he believes other things the two presidential candidates have done are more worrying.
– What they are trying to do and what they have done has played a big role for many, he concludes.
May face resistance among their own
Trump may also face opposition among Republicans. Round 32 percent of voters who could vote in North Carolina’s primary believed that Trump will not be fit to be president if he is convicted in a criminal case. Reuters reports.
But at the same time, 4 out of 10 Republicans in North Carolina define themselves as part of the “Make America Great Again” movement, according to CNN’s opinion poll.