The Assembly: “The efforts of Valerio, Leibman, and other legions of canvassers were supposed to make the difference here. Kamala Harris was always going to win Mecklenburg, and if she could win it by enough she might even take North Carolina.
“Mecklenburg has the most registered Democrats in the state,” said Asher Hildebrand, a Duke University professor and former Democratic campaign operative. “It has become increasingly Democratic in its margins and it has punched below its weight in turnout. While raising turnout in Meck wouldn’t be a silver bullet for Democrats to win statewide in North Carolina, it would make the job a whole lot easier.”
The strategy didn’t pan out.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Harris had 173 more votes statewide than Joe Biden did in 2020. But in Mecklenburg, she had about 6,000 less.”