North Carolina. Open; Thom Tillis (R) not seeking re-election. Primary March 3. Runoff (if necessary) May 12. Former Gov. Roy Cooper may represent Democrats’ best chance at flipping a Senate seat this fall. Cooper is universally known, left office relatively popular, and has demonstrated fundraising ability, pulling in $24 million for his campaign through the end of the year. Cooper’s likely opponent is Michael Whatley, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP who was handpicked by Trump to run for the seat. National and local GOP strategists say Whatley is running a technically strong campaign,…
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