(The Center Square) – Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley 47%-35% in new polling of their battle to win a seat from North Carolina in the U.S. Senate.
Inside the numbers, those saying they are independent – the state’s largest voting bloc at just over 40% – are 48%-28% for Cooper.
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