Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, which comes to you refreshed and reinvigorated after a break. Today, we run the rule over polling from North Carolina, with surprising results in a Senate race that might not be as clear-cut as you thought. Plus, we take a look at some of the mysterious language in a so-called rival newsletter!
North Carolina is a must-win state for Democrats as they seek to flip the Senate. Poll after poll gives their candidate, former Gov. Roy Cooper, a decisive lead.
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But a new analysis by polling firm J.L. Partners suggests the race is too close to call if undecided voters are taken into account. The results showed that Republican candidate Michael Whatley is running neck and neck with Cooper, within the margin of error of one recent poll, and actually ahead in another, than most pollsters currently believe.
With almost six months until polling day
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