Not long afterwards, a New York Times/Siena College poll showed Harris leading in North Carolina, as well as Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin. If Harris wins all four, she would not even need to win Pennsylvania, Arizona or Michigan in order to win the entire election.

He joked that he had won North Carolina twice already, but had visited the state on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to ensure he had it locked down. Trump bragged that he was not using a teleprompter as he preferred to “weave” his way through the various ...