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Rocky Mount is the largest city in North Carolina's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District.
There will be a five-way Republican primary there, with the party seeking to defeat two-term Democrat Don Davis.
Even as the state's Republican-controlled legislature redrew the district to give the GOP an advantage, Jonathan Sutton owns a barbershop near the venue where Trump will speak.
Sutton, a Democrat, says he's noticed a decidedly negative sentiment among friends and clients.
An NPR-PBS Marist poll found that only 36% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy.
For NPR News, I'm Adam Wagner in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina.
Republican legislators in North Carolina drew the new map to give their party a clear advantage in 11 of the state's 14 congressional races.
The North Carolina NAACP and voting rights group Common Cause are among those challenging the new map.
They asked the court to prevent it from being used next year because, they say, it dilutes the power of black voters in the region.
Legislators have said repeatedly their focus was gaining the maximum possible advantage for Republicans amid a national race to secure safe seats.
In Wednesday's ruling, the three-judge panel said plaintiffs failed to prove that the maps intentionally discriminate against black voters by diluting their power.
Candidate filing starts Monday.
For NPR News, I'm Adam Wagner in Raleigh.
Republican legislators in North Carolina drew the new map to give their party a clear advantage in 11 of the state's 14 congressional races.
The North Carolina NAACP and voting rights group Common Cause are among those challenging the new map.
They asked the court to prevent it from being used next year because, they say,
It dilutes the power of black voters in the region.
Legislators have said repeatedly their focus was gaining the maximum possible advantage for Republicans amid a national race to secure safe seats.
In Wednesday's ruling, the three-judge panel said plaintiffs failed to prove that the maps intentionally discriminate against black voters by diluting their power.
Candidate filing starts Monday.