Clayton Henkel, News From The States

Six days after Kamala Harris drew large, enthusiastic crowds in Charlotte and Greensboro, Governor Tim Walz brought the campaign to Asheville in hopes of keeping the momentum high in the final 49 days of the 2024 presidential campaign.

The Democratic nominee for vice president told the audience while many people were impressed by Harris’ debate performance over Donald Trump, they should not be surprised that a woman who was an attorney general of the largest state in the country, a United States senator, and vice president of the United States was prepared for this moment in history.

“But Kamala Harris isn’t talking about the historic nature of this, she just puts her nose down and does the work,” said Walz. “As we say in the army, she stays in her lane every single day.” ...

A new High Point University/SurveyUSA Poll shows Attorney General Josh Stein, the Democratic nominee for governor, leading Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson by 14 percentage points in North Carolina’s closely watched governor’s race.

The online poll of more than 1,000 North Carolina registered voters found 48% favored Stein and 34% supporting Robinson. Eighteen percent say they remain undecided.

The High Point Poll comes roughly a week after a New York Times/Sienna College poll showed Stein leading Robinson 49-39 percent. ...

On a morning typically reserved for grocery shopping, laundry and household chores, an army of women cleared their Saturday schedules to hop on a Zoom call.

More than 800 joined the first ever NC Women for Harris virtual call, riding a wave of enthusiasm that started just a week earlier when President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential contest and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the top of the ticket.

But amid the enthusiasm, the women on Saturday’s call acknowledged that with roughly 100 days remaining until election day, they needed to be focused and united in their messaging. ...