(The Center Square) – Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley 48.8%-40.9% in new polling released Monday of their battle to win a seat from North Carolina in the U.S. Senate.
Pattern history for half a century would put Whatley a favorite and Cooper the underdog, yet reality since each declared formally in July of last year has been Cooper leading the polls since Day 1 and also leading in Federal Election Commission filings. Where Whatley might have had better fiscal strength in super political action committees, they’ve pulled away this month to focus on other tight race throughout the country trying to protect Republicans’ majority.
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