At Charlotte rally, Trump pledges 'landslide' win on Super Tuesday

Trump took the stage at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte around 7:15 p.m. to a crowd of thousands of supporters. Trump is on the GOP primary ballot in North Carolina and other "Super Tuesday" states.

"We’re going to win the great state of North Carolina in a landslide," he said.

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He got the loudest cheers for his attacks on his Democratic opponents and the media.

Trump wasted no time taking aim at former Vice President Joe Biden, who won the South Carolina primary.

Trump said that if Biden were to become president, other people would run the White House.

“They're going to put him into a home and other people are going to be running the country and they’re going to be super left radical crazies," he said.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won finished at or near the top in three of the first four nominating contests, “does have some enthusiasm, but much less than we have," Trump said.

Sen. Thom Tillis spoke before Trump arrived, urging people to vote on Tuesday.

"Send a very clear message that we’re energized and we’re not stopping between now and November," Tillis said.

Trump held gatherings the day before the New Hampshire primaries, the Nevada Democratic caucus and the South Carolina Democratic primary in each state. There’s little doubt about Trump’s nomination in August at the Republican National Convention, which will also be in Charlotte.

Supporters of the president gathered outside the arena as much as 24 hours before he was scheduled to appear.

"Trump is changing America. I don’t think there’s a time I can recall feeling as safe in our own country as I do now," said Susan Biehl of Waxhaw. "I am a big supporter, and I feel that to come out and support him is part of our job, and it’s the least we can do."

"We’re going to vote for him the next time. We think it’s going to be a landslide if he keeps talking the way he’s been talking and holds his promises," said Scott Poole of Winston-Salem, who went to the rally with his wife.

"He’s not only done what he said he was going to do, but he’s keeping our country first," said Katherine Trousdale of Bryson City. "We need to get back to our Constitution. We need to get back to our conservative ways of what made this country great to begin with."

"It’s like going to a lovefest," said Alison Dillworth from Fort Mill, South Carolina. "This is better than Woodstock – we get to keep our clothes on."

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Tuesday’s North Carolina primaries also feature dozens of contested statewide, congressional and legislative races in addition to the Democratic and Republican presidential competitions. Near the top of the ballots are elections to choose Democratic and Republican nominees for governor and U.S. Senate.

Preliminary figures from the State Board of Elections show over 777,000 North Carolina residents cast ballots through early in-person voting that ended Saturday afternoon. About 686,000 voted through this method during the March 2016 primary, when there were 10 early-voting days. This year there were 17. Democrats voted a disproportionate portion of ballots compared to their percentage of registered voters.