Former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio senator JD Vance, will be making separate visits to North Carolina next week

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, plan to travel to North Carolina next week for separate rallies focused on the economy. Trump plans to visit Wilmington on Sept. 21, while Vance is schedule to appear in Raleigh on Wednesday. The Trump campaign announced both visits Friday.

The vice president has raised Democrats’ hopes of winning the Tar Heel State, a populous battleground that has been just beyond their grasp ever since Barack Obama briefly turned it blue in 2008.