IN-DEPTH: Despite North Carolina Being ‘Trump Country,’ Some Still Holding the Fort for Haley

Published on March 5, 2024

There are those Republican voters who will “crawl over glass” to vote for former President Donald Trump, and then there are those who are fundamentally opposed to him, according to one North Carolina political analyst. However, in North Carolina, which holds its Republican presidential primary with 14 other states on March 5, “it’s Trump country,” Andy Jackson told The Epoch Times. Mr. Jackson is the director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, an independent research institute in North Carolina that examines issues of freedom, personal responsibility, and limited constitutional government. “It’s either Trump or the warm body that is against Trump,” Mr. Jackson said. “Trump supporters think he speaks to their concerns, such as the issues at the border. They look at his putting conservatives on the Supreme Court. Then, there are the people who think Trump is bad for the country and the party.”...

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