Tag: Roy Cooper

New poll: Cooper up by NINE

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Granted, this is a poll conducted by Gary Pearce – the James Carville of North Carolina politics – and a group called Change Research. Gary was Jim Hunt’s top political

New Fox News poll. (SIGH)

Posted on July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It seems like that four-point spread by Public Policy Polling was just yesterday. Here’s Fox News: In North Carolina, more Democrats than Republicans say they are extremely interested in the

Report: NCGOP begging DC for more help for Mike Whatley

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The fundraising figures – as of June 30 – tell a nightmarish tale for North Carolina Republicans. Mike Whatley (R) reported raising $8,410,251.85 through the end of June. The problem?

Another poll: Cooper over Whatley by FOUR

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

We’re still waiting for a poll showing a Whatley lead. Mike Whatley has been in this race for a year and there’s been nothing yet. The latest polling comes

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