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Senate race slips from GOP's grasp as red state Republicans show no signs of life: report

Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley has pulled his campaign off the TV airwaves with under three weeks to go, an unusual step as national Republican groups retreat from North Carolina, according to Politico. AdImpact data shows Whatley has no upcoming broadcast ad time reserved and that his last TV spot ran a week ago . The lull coincides with GOP…

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Why North Carolina is shifting DemocraticDemocrats have the wind at their backs in North Carolina, particularly in the race for Senate, where former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is up against Republican political operative Michael Whatley to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Based on polling, nonpartisan ratings and campaign shifts, Cooper seems poised to win. A national Republican…

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GOP PAC Spending Shift Raises Questions About North Carolina Senate RaceRepublican PACs are shifting money away from North Carolina as the Tar Heel State’s former Democrat governor, Roy Cooper, maintains a sizable polling lead over Republican Michael Whatley—but both sides insist the race remains competitive. “A Democrat has not won statewide federal office here in nearly two decades, and North Carolina is a 50-50 state,”...

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Democrats pull back some North Carolina Senate spending after GOP’s retreatThe Democratic cut, which is much smaller than the decision by Republicans’ Senate Leadership Fund, comes as Democrat Roy Cooper continues to lead in the polls.

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How Roy Cooper became Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seatThe former North Carolina governor is running in a state that for decades has more often preferred Republicans for federal office.

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Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fadeThe Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times.

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Whatley campaign is currently dark on TV as GOP groups retreat from North CarolinaA spokesperson for the Republican Senate nominee said it is a “temporary pause.” But it’s an unusual move less than three weeks before Election Day.

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Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fadeThe Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times.

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Trump bashes Democrats on crime in campaigning for Michael Whatley in North CarolinaWhatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman, faces Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper in a critical race for the Senate.

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Top Senate GOP group puts pause on spending in North CarolinaBy Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — National Republicans are starting to make major moves to divert resources away from the North Carolina Senate race where GOP candidate Michael Whatley has long been trailing in polls. The Senate Leadership Fund, the top Republican super PAC in Senate contests, is putting a pause on its ad spending

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Cooper Flips Trump Margin with Independents 29 Points as Whatley StrugglesRoy Cooper held a double-digit lead over Michael Whatley in the latest poll of the North Carolina Senate race.

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WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley in North CarolinaThe trip marks Trump’s first campaign rally since his unusual midterm convention in Dallas. The president, despite voter frustrations over the Iran war and his economic leadership, has promised dozens more trips ahead of Election Day.

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Why North Carolina is shifting DemocraticDemocrats have the wind at their backs in North Carolina, particularly in the race for Senate, where former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is up against Republican political operative Michael Whatley to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Based on polling, nonpartisan ratings and campaign shifts, Cooper seems poised to win. A national Republican…

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Cooper tries to turn tide on crime attacks with new ad targeting WhatleyThe 30-second spot accuses Michael Whatley of tapping a registered sex offender to serve within the North Carolina Republican Party.

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