Whatley trails former Governor Roy Cooper 50.8% to 38.5% in a Big Data Poll of likely voters conducted between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29. Despite a $71 million super PAC pledge and approximately $180,000 in donations from Trump's cabinet and a major ICE facility operator, another super PAC has cut $6.5 million in planned October ads. Whatley is trailing Trump's performance by 15 percentage points in the Raleigh-Durham-Triangle region, and 17% of 2024 Trump voters have shifted their support to Cooper.
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Senate GOP Super PAC Cuts North Carolina Bookings for Whatley
US Politics18 days ago
Donald Trump cautioned in Alabama on Oct. 3 that Republican nominee Michael Whatley faces a difficult path to the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. The remarks coincided with a move by the Senate GOP's primary super PAC to begin canceling travel and venue reservations in the state, signaling a strategic retreat from the race following Trump's earlier admissions that he is "worried" about Whatley's prospects.
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