A test of clout

Few races are as convoluted as the one in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District, which is — 10 months after Election Day 2018 — the last vote of the midterm elections. Experts see the race between State Senator Dan Bishop, a Republican, and the entrepreneur Dan McCready, a Democrat, as a test of President Trump’s clout in suburban areas.

50.7{9576e478f725cceae1d2658658ad3e64422d2ca740094a2fb07c0611fe338f11} 96,081 Dan Bishop (R) 
48.7{9576e478f725cceae1d2658658ad3e64422d2ca740094a2fb07c0611fe338f11} 92,144 Dan McCready (D)

It would appear President Trump’s clout in suburban areas remains strong. A month ago, according to the polls, Bishop was 17 points down. An eighteen-point turnaround in response to Trump’s campaigning is impressive.