Artists Fat Joe and E-40 to headline Joe Biden’s campaign in Raleigh after the presidential debate with Donald Trump in Atlanta

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be joined by entertainers Fat Joe and E-40 at the post-debate campaign event in Raleigh.

Biden is expected to travel to Raleigh Thursday night after his debate with former President Donald Trump.

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Further details about the campaign event have not been released.

North Carolina is a high priority for both presidential candidates, with both candidates and their campaigns already making several visits across the state.

Rural voters in particular are expected to play a major role in both campaigns, but candidates will have to overcome voter indifference, fatigue and even disgust. Both Democrats and Republicans hope that face-to-face contact will help them make their case.

Trump won North Carolina in 2016 and 2020, though Biden narrowed his margin of victory in the last election. North Carolina was Trump’s closest victory this cycle and is seen as Biden’s most likely opportunity for a comeback.

“It’s clear that President Biden wakes up every morning thinking about the American people, thinking about how he can help them, thinking about how he can help them achieve the American dream. When Donald Trump wakes up thinking about himself, thinking about his revenge, I’m not thinking about the American people,” said Sen. Natalie Murdock, a Democrat who represents Durham and Chatham counties and is the Biden campaign’s political and coalitions director.

“It’s a unique election because you have two people who have been president. So we are not talking about hopes and aspirations, we are talking about two assessments. When you put the two records side by side, I hope President Trump asks the American people tonight: “Were you better off in February 2020 or are you better off today?” “Because the answer is unequivocal: We were much better off,” said Rep. Richard Hudson, a Republican who represents the state’s 9th District and chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee.