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Sep 2024
34m 58s

Will porn site posts cost Trump a state?

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We start with the very strangest of tales - the man standing to be North Carolina's governor was found to have called himself a "black nazi" on a porn website some years ago and called for a return to slavery. The reason it's making headlines is because he was endorsed by Trump six months ago, and was called 'Martin Luther king on steroids'.

Will that endorsement hurt Trump? The former president is tied in the polls with the vice president but out polls her by 11 points when voters are asked who they trust on the economy.

We ask Megan Gorman, author of 'All the Presidents' money whether the economy will ultimately decide who wins.

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Producer: Natalie Indge

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