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TexasTowelie

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Sat Sep 24, 2016, 04:48 AM Sep 2016

Charlotte unrest could help Trump in key swing state [View all]

WASHINGTON -- Charlotte’s turmoil has the potential to be Donald Trump’s gain.

Trump’s tough-guy “law and order” talk has strong appeal to white voters in North Carolina, a state crucial to his presidential hopes.

“A law and order campaign has potential for Trump,” said Jason Husser, director of the Elon University Poll in North Carolina.

Clinton announced plans Friday to visit Charlotte Sunday, then postponed the trip at the request of Charlotte’s mayor. Trump already had planned to visit Tuesday, the day after their first debate. His plans were unknown after the mayor’s request that the candidates wait.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article103782141.html

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