Trump, in North Carolina, says Republicans will defy midterm odds
Trump urged voters to back Michael Whatley as protesters interrupted the rally and he repeated promises of $5,000 checks if Republicans keep Congress.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump held a rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville to mobilize voters for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, following Vice President JD Vance's recent Hendersonville event.
- Whatley faces Democratic Governor Roy Cooper in a closely watched contest where financial disparities favor the Democrat; Cooper held about $12.5 million on-hand in late September while Whatley, who recently suspended television ads, reported $916,000.
- GOP Senator Thom Tillis warned Republicans face a voter rebuke if the party fails to adjust course, arguing the GOP must appeal to unaffiliated voters beyond its core conservative base.
- A WRAL/WSOC Poll released last week found 37% of likely voters approve of the president's job performance while 60% disapprove, amid early voting by registered Democrats up about 53% from 2022 midterms.
- Republicans are fighting to maintain their Senate majority as both parties compete to control Congress; Tillis predicted the party could finish with 50 or 51 Senate seats.
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Trump And Whatley Unload On Cooper
Brought to you by the Rhino Times President Donald Trump and Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley delivered a barrage of accusations against former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday night, Oct. 20, at a rally in Greenville – with both men portraying the Democratic Senate nominee as responsible for violent crime, rising living costs and failures in the state’s response to Hurricane Helene. While some of their criticisms were bas…
With his approval rate at the lowest levels already recorded, President Donald Trump tried to challenge political logic during a mobilization rally in North Carolina on Tuesday (20), asking voters to support his favorite Senate candidate in a dispute that some Republican groups have already given up.
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