President Joe BidenTrump’s campaign is working to organize a rally in the Raleigh area after his first debate with former President Donald Trump, a source told McClatchy.
McClatchy has not yet learned a date for the rally, where Biden would make a rare appearance before a crowd of supporters.
Biden and his surrogates have been frequent visitors to North Carolina this campaign season, but their events have been smaller, more intimate gatherings, often hosted by the White House, sometimes in conjunction with campaign fundraisers. The Biden campaign has largely left the rallies to his opponent.
Trump and Biden will meet for a televised debate on June 27. It will be the first debate in the 2024 general election and the first ever debate in the presidential election.
Biden has been focusing on North Carolina, which is considered a swing state, since early last year.
It’s rare for a Democrat to win North Carolina. Only former President Barack Obama has defeated a Republican since 1976.
But when Biden and Trump faced off in 2020, Trump won the state by just 1.3%, and Biden hopes to turn North Carolina blue.
Biden last visited North Carolina in March, in a rare joint appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris.
His campaign just opened its fourteenth office, this one in Sylva.
Trump had a smaller presence in the state this year, with no campaign offices and few rallies.
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