North Carolina voters weigh up Trump's track record on cost of living

With control of Congress up for grabs in Tuesday's midterm elections, polling indicates that the cost of living is weighing heavily on how many Americans plan to cast ballots. The BBC's Clive Myrie traveled to North Carolina to hear how voters there rate President Donald Trump's handling of rising prices, a question that appears to be shaping their choices more than almost any other.

The BBC video report, produced by Janet Heaney and Davy McIlveen, runs a little under six minutes and centers on conversations with residents of the state about what they are paying and whom they hold responsible. It is part of a wider set of coverage the broadcaster has assembled on the contest, which also touches on what the outcome could mean for Trump, how ordinary citizens feel about the power of their votes, and the safeguards used to secure and tally mail-in ballots, including surveillance cameras, zip ties and election observers.

The material available describes the framing and the reporting team but does not set out the specific views of the voters Myrie interviewed, so the substance of their verdicts on Trump's economic record is contained in the video itself.

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