Whatley to Newsmax: N.C. Senate Race Feels Like 2016

In the weeks leading to Election Day, North Carolina has been seeing a surge in visits from the nation’s top leaders to help push for a Republican victory in crucial U.S. Senate and House of Representatives campaigns.

Vice President JD Vance will speak at a midterm rally in North Carolina today, Monday, Oct. 19. The visit comes as Republicans fight to maintain their congressional majorities, and is likely connected to the candidacy of Republican state House Rep.

North Carolina has long been a Senate battleground, and this year its neighbor to the south is also part of the fight for control of the chamber. South Carolina hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1998, but Darline Graham, the appointed Republican incumbent, faces a tighter-than-expected contest against Democrat Annie Andrews. Meanwhile, polls in the […]

President Donald Trump hits the campaign trail again today with a stop in North Carolina to support the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate there, Michael Whatley. It comes after Trump visited Kansas on Monday,

President Trump takes his campaign push on behalf of Republicans to North Carolina on Tuesday, following a visit to Kansas on Monday. CBS News has this report.

Kansas, Ohio, Alaska, Iowa and Texas are in the crosshairs as Democrats hope to flip the two additional GOP-held seats they need along with well-known targets of Maine and North Carolina.