NOTUS: “In more than a dozen interviews in recent weeks, Democratic officials have acknowledged an uncomfortable truth: With Biden’s poll numbers flagging, and without Sen. Raphael Warnock on the ballot to pull him across the finish line, the president faces a much more daunting challenge to win Georgia than he did four years ago…”
“The Biden campaign insists it’ll compete to win in Georgia, but if it falls short there, it’s already laying the groundwork for an all-out effort to win another state: North Carolina. According to Democrats tracking the effort, the president’s reelection campaign is convinced that the state — which Democrats haven’t won in a presidential race since 2008 — is finally ready to turn blue…”
“Taken together, the pessimism about Georgia and the burgeoning effort in North Carolina suggest that part of next year’s presidential battleground map remains in flux — and that Biden’s path to reelection could look different than it did in 2020.”
