Put this guy's wet dream aside and consider the following:
As at today, October 9, Trump is clearly favored to win this election because he has the edge in the seven battleground states.
Trump is clearly ahead in Pennsylvania and by many pollsters ahead in Michigan, a minority of pollsters also put him ahead in Wisconsin. Thus, the statement, "Trump is clearly favored to win."
But let's analyze the map with North Carolina slipping into the blue column. North Carolina's 16 electoral college votes means that even if Trump wins Pennsylvania he must take another one of the remaining two Rust Belt states. Now Trump is burdened to win two out of three in the Rust Belt and thus the odds shift somewhat in favor of Harris.
Why might North Carolina slip into the blue column? Because the Trump voters in the western part of the states face a very serious problem as isolated mountain- bound victims of the floods struggling to sustain themselves with water, food and a roof over their heads, much less occupied to deliver their votes for Trump. Asheville, located in the same area affected by the same floods, would likely deliver their votes to Harris and, according to David Axelrod, are more likely as sophisticated citydwellers to find a way to register their votes even in the flood conditions.
Additionally, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina is the subject of a scandal. His polling numbers are abysmal and he might therefore drag down the ticket, although this factor is probably remote.
At this stage it is not clear what provisions are being made to facilitate Western North Carolina voters exercising their franchise. Apparently the legislature in North Carolina has undertaken some measures but these are presently unclear and perhaps liable to exploitation by the left. Time will probably make clear which side these provisions advantage and which side will shown itself nimble enough to play effectively.
In any event, it is incumbent upon the Trump campaign to adopt measures that Democrats have traditionally shown themselves far more effective in deploying, boots on the ground making personal contact to get out the vote. This will not be easy in the very difficult terrain of flood devastated Western North Carolina.
Given the likely projections on the electoral map, nothing seems to be more important right now than to shore up North Carolina for Trump.
He called himself a knucklehead. I guess he thought that was better than calling himself a liar.