Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign appears to be pulling a considerable amount of advertising money from North Carolina just days before the election. The move comes as polling trends in former President Donald Trump’s direction and Republicans overtake Democrats in early voting.
According to AdImpact, an advertisement tracking firm, Harris pulled at least $2 million of her initial $2.7 million buy from North Carolina media markets. The only media market where the Harris campaign has kept its ads is Raleigh, which, according to the Carolina Journal, is the only one in which she is leading former President Donald Trump in the polls.
Trump campaign Senior Advisor Chris LaCivita said on social media he believes the Harris campaign could be reallocating the money to Virginia (a blue state in presidential elections since 2008). If Harris is trying to “stop the slide” in the commonwealth, as LaCivita suggests, it could portend devastation for her electoral prospects come Nov. 5.
The move comes just one day before both Harris and Trump are scheduled to hold campaign events in the state. A recent Elon University poll showed Trump and Harris tied at 46% among registered voters. Another poll showed Trump with a slight lead, 47.2% to 46.6%. The RealClear Polling average shows Trump with a one-point lead in the state and ahead in every battleground except Michigan.
The Republican lead in North Carolina almost doubled from yesterday!
Rumor has it that the Kamala campaign is shifting resources to shore up Virginia, which
