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Democrats target Rep. Chuck Edwards in North Carolina as part of rural outreach program
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., arrives at the Capitol on May 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 2, 2026 at 11:20am
Democrats say the path to winning the House majority wends through the backroads and farmlands of rural America. To that end, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched its first rural voter engagement program last year. And on Monday, it kicked off its “On the Dirt Road Again” summit in western North Carolina, where farmer Jamie […]
Campaigns
Democrats target Rep. Chuck Edwards in North Carolina as part of rural outreach program
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., arrives at the Capitol on May 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 2, 2026 at 11:20am

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