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Trump Calls Roy Cooper ‘a Fool’ in Greenville and Repeats False Claims About Freed Killers
In Greenville, Trump called Roy Cooper “a fool,” invoked Willie Horton and said Cooper’s prison releases led to 25 killings. Records show DeCarlos Brown Jr. left prison before the 2021 settlement. Whatley trails 54% to 40% in one poll.
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Cast Their Ballots as North Carolina Early Voting Opens in the Race for Thom Tillis’s Senate Seat
Democrat Roy Cooper voted on Oct. 15 and Republican Michael Whatley on Oct. 16 as early voting opened in North Carolina’s Senate race for Thom Tillis’s open seat. Early voting runs through Oct. 31.
Michael Whatley Goes Dark: Trump’s Senate Pick in North Carolina Has No TV Ads Booked for the Final Three Weeks While Roy Cooper Has $7.4 Million Reserved
Republican Michael Whatley has no future TV ad reservations in North Carolina’s Senate race; his last ad aired Oct. 7, AdImpact reported. Democrat Roy Cooper has $7.4 million booked and allied groups $11.2 million. Whatley’s campaign calls it a temporary pause.
North Carolina Opens Early Voting Today as More Than 4 Million Americans Have Already Voted and Records Fall From Georgia to Ohio
In-person early voting in North Carolina begins Oct. 15 and runs through Oct. 31, with same-day registration. More than 4 million Americans have already voted nationwide; Georgia set a midterm record and Ohio’s early vote has nearly quadrupled from 2022.
Cooper 54%, Whatley 40%: The Newest North Carolina Poll Gives Democrats a 14-Point Senate Lead as Trump’s Approval There Falls to 37%
SurveyUSA for WRAL/WSOC, Oct. 7–11: Roy Cooper 54%, Michael Whatley 40% among 643 North Carolina likely voters (±5). Trump approval in the state: 37% approve, 60% disapprove. An earlier ECU poll had Cooper up 7.
New Polls: Cooper Holds a 7-Point Lead in North Carolina as Texas Splits Between Talarico and Paxton
ECU’s new North Carolina poll has Roy Cooper leading Michael Whatley 50–43. In Texas, ReconMR shows James Talarico ahead of Ken Paxton 48–44 while Quantus has Paxton up 47.2–46.7. What the latest Senate polls show, and what they cannot.
Early Voting Opens Tuesday in Georgia — the Day Ossoff and Collins Debate Again — and Thursday in North Carolina, With Same-Day Registration
Early in-person voting starts Oct. 13 in Georgia and Oct. 15 in North Carolina, where same-day registration is available. Dates, ID rules and how to find your site, plus the Ossoff–Collins debate.
North Carolina 2026 Midterm Guide: Cooper vs. Whatley for Tillis’s Open Senate Seat and 14 House Races
Who is on the North Carolina ballot Nov. 3, 2026: Roy Cooper vs. Michael Whatley for Senate and all 14 House races, with FEC money, polls, Cook ratings and early-voting dates.
Republicans Pull Back Spending in North Carolina Senate Race as Democrat Roy Cooper Opens Nearly 9-Point Lead Over Trump's Candidate, Putting Key GOP Seat at RiskThe Daily Letter ·