Republicans aren’t giving up on North Carolina even as national groups pull out

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GREENVILLE, North Carolina — As North Carolina Republican Jennifer Balkcom rallied with President Donald Trump to boost the state’s Republican congressional ticket this week, a pro-Trump super PAC pulled the plug on funding her race.

The news broke that No Going Back PAC, a super PAC affiliated with Trump’s MAGA Inc. group, pulled $1.5 million out of the race for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, where Balkcom is running against Democrat Jamie Ager to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC).

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