US EditionRoy Cooper ‘Strongly’ Considering Senate Run After Tillis Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
- The NRSC launched its first attack on Roy Cooper on Monday, framing him as a threat to flipping North Carolina's Senate seat following Tillis's surprise retirement.
- Tillis announced his retirement hours after breaking with Trump over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, prompting GOP to target North Carolina's open Senate seat.
- The NRSC highlighted a clip of Cooper relearning to drive, flagged his commutation of 15 death row sentences, and urged donations to counter his record on violent crime.
- Political analysts now consider the North Carolina Senate race a toss-up, with Cook and Sabato’s ratings reflecting its high competitiveness after Tillis’s retirement.
- The GOP's early attack on Cooper follows Tillis’s surprise retirement, with forecasts listing North Carolina as a toss-up, prompting Democrats to recruit young candidates to flip the seat.
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Following his vote against the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) confirmed that he will not seek re-election in 2026, leaving open a race that excites the Democrats in North Carolina. Although it is a few months away from the primaries that will define the Republican candidate, some weighty names have begun to emerge.Read more]]>
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North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s midterm elections, setting off a scramble of successor speculation that includes both a former Democratic governor and a Trump other than the…
A former governor, many others: Tillis retirement sets off US Senate seat speculation
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis' surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s midterm elections, setting off a scramble of successor speculation that includes both a former Democratic governor and a Trump other than the one…
Big Storms and Even Big News for Democrats Rolling In
Republished with permission from Lucian K. Truscott IV There is a big weather system rolling into NE Pennsylvania this evening, and I’m going to be on storm-watch. While I’m monitoring the weather and enjoying a night off, here is some good news! With North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis announcing his retirement, both the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball have the N.C. Senate race in 2026 as a toss up. Sabato posted tonight th…
Scoop: Roy Cooper leans toward N.C. Senate bid, potential Trump showdown
North Carolina Democrats are getting closer to the gift they've have been asking for all year, with former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) leaning toward a Senate run in the state President Trump has won three times.
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