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Trump-backed Whatley faces balancing act in North Carolina as polls tilt blue

Headline from Roll Call

Michael Whatley, here speaking at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September, is squaring off against former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for the state's open Senate seat.

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  1. MS Now

    Trump sticks with Whatley in North Carolina as top Republican spenders pivot (opens MS Now)

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    President Trump returns to North Carolina to campaign for Senate candidate Michael Whatley even as a top GOP super PAC moves its resources elsewhere.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Trump unveils semiconductor manufacturing effort to boost Michael Whatley’s Senate campaign in North Carolina (opens Washington Examiner)

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    GREENVILLE, North Carolina — President Donald Trump unveiled new economic incentives to help bolster Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley‘s campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper on Tuesday evening, even as Republican PACs have quietly pulled funding from the race.

  3. Roll Call

    Trump-backed Whatley faces balancing act in North Carolina as polls tilt blue (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Michael Whatley, here speaking at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September, is squaring off against former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for the state's open Senate seat.