(The Center Square) – To turn the tide in the polls and prevail on Nov. 3, Republican Michael Whatley “must stop the bleeding with non-MAGA Republicans,” says a Fox News pollster.
In a poll released this week by the network in conjunction with Beacon Research and Shaw & Company Research, Democrat Roy Cooper leads Whatley 53%-44%. The sampling of 1,005 registered voters was taken last Thursday through Monday and has a +/- 3% margin of error.
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