Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe said earlier this week he sees North Carolina as "competitive, " but the campaign's state director, Ace Smith, already has lowered expectations, saying he sees no chance for a victory.

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They also have discovered an ace in Taylor Williams, who started his career at Washington State before moving to a junior college last year and winding up in Kent, Ohio.

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