(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s lead over President Joe Biden is 51%-43% in a poll of 1,053 likely voters in North Carolina taken just days before a verdict was announced in New York.

Given the state’s pattern of presidential picks for 60 years, the Republican leading the Democrat is of no surprise. The sampling from Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research on May 26-27, has sampling error of +/- 3% and a 95% level of confidence.