"Cooper led Whatley 49 per cent to 38 per cent among likely voters in a recent Elon University poll, while 54 per cent of North Carolina voters in the survey disapproved of Trump’s job performance and 31 per cent approved.
“It’s mathematically impossible to win the state without winning unaffiliated voters,” said veteran Republican strategist Paul Shumaker, a former adviser to departing Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who opted against seeking re-election."
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