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Election 2026: Stumps heavy with economy, crime in U.S. Senate race
The candidates are pressing voters on rising prices, electric bills and public safety as Republicans seek to protect a narrow Senate majority.
- Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley are competing for a pivotal Senate seat in the Old North State, with campaigns focusing on economic policy and crime.
- Inflation remains the top issue for North Carolinians, while Cooper takes aim at rising energy costs, specifically the more than 17% hike for Duke Energy Progress customers.
- Critics label Cooper 'soft on crime,' citing his gubernatorial record and a 2021 lawsuit settlement with the NAACP and the ACLU that released prison inmates.
- Whatley highlighted the case of DeCarlos Brown, a suspect charged in the murder of Iryna Zarutska, to attack Cooper's stance on public safety and community protection.
- Nine key battlegrounds remain for the 35 Senate seats in play, with the North Carolina contest viewed nationally as pivotal to the winning majority.
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- 45% of the sources lean Right
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C 42%
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