As Republicans abandon Whatley, Cooper needs to run even harder
The Senate race will still drive the electorate and the larger Cooper’s margin, the better down-ballot Democrats will do.
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Cope and spin won’t work
Republicans are trying to convince their base and themselves that they can salvage this election cycle.
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Republicans want to keep shifting the tax burden from the wealthy to the rest of us.
No one to blame but themselves
Voters expected Republicans in Congress to put a check on Trump, but they gave him a blank check instead.
Trashing the Old North State
Republicans cheer as Trump calls North Carolina “one of the worst in the whole nation.”
A tale of two parties
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North Carolina always favored a Democrat in 2026
This year is the first midterm since 2002 that the state has had a Senate race with a Republican president.
The polls down the stretch
Republicans face strong headwinds heading into the final stretch.
May the next 25 years bring stability
9/11 kicked off a century of division and discontent.
The party’s over
North Carolina completed its transition from the Solid South and neither party came out on top.
History in North Carolina should temper expectations
It will be a good year for Democrats, but a historical GOP turnout advantage in the state could keep it from being great.
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