'It's a year where we have a great candidate, and I think the national Democrats are making a big mistake if they're not paying attention to North Carolina,' said one Democratic consultant in the state.
Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley has a one-point lead, but Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Ted Budd is getting more support from the Republican Party.Democrats in North Carolina want party leaders and outside groups to devote more resources to the state's neck-and-neck U.S. Senate contest, arguing that it presents one of the best opportunities to flip a GOP-held seat in the fast-approaching midterm elections.
"It's a year where we have a great candidate, and I think the national Democrats are making a big mistake if they're not paying attention to North Carolina," Bruce Thompson, a veteran Democratic consultant in the state,Democratic Senate nominee Cheri Beasley has a one-point lead over U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen.
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