Tag: Roy Cooper

NY Times poll: Cooper over Whatley by SEVEN

Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

And the beat goes on …. It’s nearly a year since Michael Whatley jumped into the 2026 US Senate race. And we’ve had a year – with the exception of

Will Roy Cooper inflict the worst beat-down on a NCGOP Senate nominee in more than 50 years?

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Brant Clifton

If the trends showing up in recent polling hold – THAT is quite possible. The most recent polling we have on the 2026 Roy Cooper-Mike Whatley race shows leads of

Catawba / YouGov: Cooper STILL up over Whatley by 14

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Boy, this is looking like deja vu all over again. Back in April, the Catawba /YouGov poll had Democrat Roy Cooper over Republican Mike Whatley by 48 percent to 34

Waving the White Flag on Whatley?

Posted on June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

That looks like what is happening with the veteran election handicappers at UVA professor Larry Sabato’s Center for Politics: — We are making three Senate rating changes this week, all

Are lefties starting to feel sorry for Mike Whatley?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race kind of reminds me of the last minutes of a sporting event that has turned into a massacre. One team tends to

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling. It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley. And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you

(SIGH) Cooper by ELEVEN

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him

ANOTHER poll. ANOTHER big Cooper lead.

Posted on April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

This is one of the worst broken records I’ve ever listened to. (*The best fundraiser and best candidate to beat Cooper, eh?*) Top off your beverage of choice before proceeding

Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Oh, the hits just keep coming. Now that it’s becoming clearer that we’re going to get senator Roy Cooper shoved down our throats, the finger-pointing has begun. Thom Tillis is

Another new poll: Cooper over Whatley by EIGHT

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The Cook Political Report, a publication that Washington folks pay close attention to, has officially changed the North Carolina US Senate race from “A Toss-Up” to “Leans Democrat.” Speaking of