FILE - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Asheville, N.C., Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Nancy Watson, of Raleigh, speaks on her phone at a democratic phone bank in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Volunteers and staff work at a democratic phone bank in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Stacks of map packets sit on a table at a democratic phone bank in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)