CHARLOTTE — With Labor Day behind them, presidential candidates are making a final push to the polls. With 63 days to go, Democratic campaign volunteers are trying to register every voter in a sprint to the finish.
"We are going to be knocking on hundreds of thousands of doors, making hundreds of thousands of calls," Mecklenburg County Democrats Chairman Matt Newton said.
North Carolina Republicans and Democrats said their primary focus is voter turnout.
University of North Carolina-Charlotte political science professor Eric Heberlig said Republicans are behind in resources.
"Hillary Clinton has been advertising, Trump is just starting to," Heberlig said. "Hillary Clinton has invested heavily in the get out vote operation in North Carolina, Donald Trump is running his through the RNC."
An RNC spokesperson said the party is preparing to add more than 150 field organizers in North Carolina to stump for all of their candidates.
"As North Carolina becomes more critical especially in Donald Trump's path to 270 this cycle, the RNC is growing its investment and ensuring we have resources and talent on the ground necessary," RNC spokeswoman Kara Carter said.
Despite staffing differences a new CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday has Trump leading Clinton 45 to 43 percent nationally.
A New Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll shows the candidates neck and neck in North Carolina each with 46 percent.
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