Congressman-elect Dan Bishop credited President Trump's endorsement and last-minute trip to the district this week with helping him win the North Carolina 9th Congressional District special election.
"We were far behind. We were making progress, but the President and Vice President Pence coming in, I think, it put us over the top," Bishop said on CNN's"New Day" Wednesday, fresh off his victory Tuesday night.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Republican narrowly wins North Carolina special election 01:40Bishop said Trump's visit to Fayetteville, North Carolina, was a"big deal" and a"testament to the boldness of this President that he reached out."Bishop, a state senator best known for the state's"bathroom bill," beat Democrat Dan McCready in the special election Tuesday by about 2 points in a Republican-leaning district that Trump won by nearly 12 points in 2016.
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