Forest Flashbacks: Forest Tries (And Fails) to Be “Trump of NC” To Boost Campaign, Suggests Again VP Biden “Is Not Gonna Make It”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, September 11, 2020
CONTACT: Liz Doherty

RALEIGH — Forest Flashbacks aims to provide a snapshot of Dan Forest’s week in review. Here are the toplines from this week:

Forest Tries And Fails To Be The “Trump of NC” to Boost Campaign

The Daily Beast painted a scathing but accurate picture of Forest’s candidacy for NC governor. Forest has proven himself a divisive candidate committed to spreading dangerous misinformation about the pandemic.
Forest has also taken an extreme stance on reopening and suggested on multiple occasions, largely at in-person and maskless campaign events, that Vice President Biden “is not gonna make it.”

Forest Says (Again) VP Biden “Is Not Gonna Make It” For Much Longer

Forest suggested that VP Biden “is not gonna make it” for much longer. This is at least the second time that Forest has suggested death is imminent for Biden.
The Washington Post previously reported “few have gone as far as Dan Forest” when it comes to attacking Biden’s age, who is just 3 years older than President Trump.

75% of North Carolinians Support Medicaid Expansion, Forest Remains Opposed

A new Care4Carolina poll found that 75% of North Carolinians support Medicaid expansion, including 64% of Republicans, 76% unaffiliated voters, and 83% of Democrats.
Republican legislative leaders and Dan Forest have opposed Medicaid expansion at every turn, leaving North Carolina as one of only twelve states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid.

CBS News: Forest has Held Dangerous In-Person Campaign Events

In a profile of the North Carolina governor race, CBS News contrasts Gov. Cooper and Forest’s handling of the pandemic.
While Governor Cooper has “looked to medical expertise as the crux for [his] coronavirus response,” the story notes, Lt. Governor Forest has disregarded the science and data and urged for “schools to fully open.”

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