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As Joe Biden travels to North Carolina on Wednesday here are three critical questions he should be asked.

Why did Biden snub North Carolina before? What changed?

It has been over 200 days since Biden was last in North Carolina in late February. But after months of barely leaving his basement, Biden decided recently to again venture above ground, and will actually pay a visit to the battleground state of North Carolina. 

Previously, he bizarrely claimed that the “science” would not allow him to travel. The claim was dubious, of course, especially given that he can effectively travel privately in a bubble with a constant government protective detail. But, nothing regarding the “science” changed. There are no major new developments regarding the virus, no changes to safety protocols in North Carolina or elsewhere. So, did the science change…or, did the political science change? After all, the RealClear Politics average of North Carolina polls shows that Biden’s early August lead has dwindled from 4.7% down to just 0.8%. So, it seems that the recent momentum of President Trump and our campaign finally smoked Joe out of his hideout.

Why should North Carolina retreat backward to economic globalism?

Joe Biden has spent nearly a half century in the Washington swamp, and he’s been a true Delaware senator, representing the interests of giant multinational corporations and the prerogatives of foreign governments, to the detriment of American workers, especially industrial workers in places like North Carolina. Key industries like furniture manufacturing and textiles were gutted in the Carolinas. Specifically, Biden was a foremost proponent of the disastrous NAFTA agreement in 1994. From the ratification of NAFTA until President Trump’s election, Michigan lost a staggering 354,400 manufacturing jobs. Thankfully, President Trump renegotiated that terrible trade deal and replaced it with the USMCA pact which prioritizes American workers. 

Joe Biden was also the best friend the tyrants of Beijing could ever ask for in Washington. As senator and as vice-president, he aggressively pushed China’s inclusion into the World Trade Organization and enabled the Chinese Communist Party’s systematic abuse of American workers through trade practices that were predatory, not reciprocal, and even outright criminal. 

According to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, the state of North Carolina lost 130,800 jobs due to the disastrous trade structures with China that Biden facilitated. While the CCP plundered American technology and destroyed American manufacturing jobs, Joe Biden had the gall to praise China, saying in 2011 that “a rising China is a positive, positive development, not only for China, but for America.” As then-Vice President Biden uttered that Pollyanna nonsense to his Davos-credentialed CEO fanboys, America’s industrial heartland endured devastation. 

Biden’s own family prospered though, as his wayward son Hunter traveled with his father on an official vice-presidential visit to China aboard Air Force Two. After meetings with officials of the Chinese regime, Hunter secured a massive $1.5 billion investment in his private equity fund, even though the younger Biden had no track record in that industry. 

Just recently, Joe Biden promised to remove the tariffs that President Trump imposed on Chinese goods, without requiring any accommodation on the part of Beijing. Biden in the White House would send America back to globalism, and back to a position of economic supplication to China. Clearly, Joe Biden prioritizes places like over Shanghai over places like Charlotte.

Should Asheville, North Carolina defund police? 

The overwhelming preponderance of police unions and organizations in America endorse President Trump for re-election. Large law enforcement groups enthusiastically line up in public support of Trump, including the Fraternal Order of Police, to the National Association of Police Organizations, and the National Border Patrol Council. Police back Trump because he backs them. 

But in North Carolina, the city of Asheville has already slashed its police budget and will soon vote on entirely defunding its police department. In reaction, 31 police officers recently quit the force, 18 of them were senior officers. Joe Biden has played word games with the defund-the-police movement, declaring that he would “absolutely” approve of “redirecting” funding. 

In addition, Biden’s running mate and his own campaign team show reckless disregard for police safety. Kamala Harris used her twitter account with 5.7 million followers to solicit donations to the Minnesota Freedom Fund following the Twin Cities riots. Among the many dangerous criminals freed on bail by that fund was Jaleel Stallings, charged with attempted murder for firing shots at St. Paul police officers. Various Biden campaign staffers also openly boasted about contributing to this same fund. Can brave police officers across America trust Biden and Harris?