<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.politicsnc.com/p/in-north-carolina-its-in-the-numbers</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>PoliticsNC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-02T13:01:41+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>In North Carolina, it’s in the numbers, not just the polling</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>