Former President Donald Trump expressed hope that North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene survivors would vote him in as “part of a new crew” on Election Day as he looks to shore up support in a battleground state he said the government had abandoned.

A crucial step these next few weeks for both parties is getting people to the polls, already seeing record voter turnout across the state. Over one million people have voted in North Carolina. NC State Professor Steven Greene says for the Republican campaign,

With fifteen days to go, Donald Trump’s campaign pace is picking up, with several events a day. On Monday, he started the day in Asheville, N.C.—and then did a rally about 330 miles away in Greenville,