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Michael Whatley's Chances of Beating Roy Cooper in North Carolina—New Poll
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A new poll of the North Carolina Senate election points to a close race between former Governor Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley in what is likely to be one of the most competitive of the 2026 midterms. Matt Mercer, a North Carolina GOP spokesperson, told Newsweek that the poll should be "alarming for Democrats." Newsweek also reached out to the Cooper campaign for comment via email. Why It Matters Cooper, a Democrat, announced his campaign earlier this week, and Whatley is expected to jump into the race after receiving support from President Donald Trump. A new poll from Victory Insights gives the first look at what a head-to-head matchup could look like next year, when Democrats are hoping to flip the seat being vacated by Republican Thom Tillis. North Carolina is viewed as one of Democrats' best opportunities to flip a seat as they believe Trump's approval rating could fuel a 2018-style blue wave. Cooper is viewed as a strong candidate, but they still have not won a Senate race in the Tar Heel State since 2008, despite its battleground status. RNC chair Michael Whatley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hills, Maryland, on February 21, 2025. RNC chair Michael Whatley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hills, Maryland, on February 21, To Know Cooper and Whatley may be in for a tight race, according to the Victory Insights. The poll gave Cooper a narrow advantage, with 43.4 percent of respondents saying they would be inclined to support him next November, while 40.2 percent said they planned to cast their ballot for Whatley if he wins the GOP nomination. However, when those who were undecided were pushed to say who they were leaning toward, Cooper's advantage narrowed. In that scenario, 44.4 percent of respondents said they planned to back Cooper, while 43.5 percent said they would back Whatley, according to the poll, which surveyed 600 likely voters from July 28-30. Other polls have similarly pointed to a tight race, though this is the first to ask about Whatley specifically. A poll released last week by co/efficient found that Cooper would be tied with a generic Republican candidate—each receiving 48 percent support. In November, Trump carried North Carolina with 51 percent of the vote to former Vice President Kamala Harris' 47.8 percent. North Carolina voters have generally preferred Republicans in federal races since 2008, when former President Barack Obama and former Senator Kay Hagan defeated Republicans in their races. But Democrats have fared well in state elections. Democrat Josh Stein won November's gubernatorial race by nearly 15 points after Republican Mark Robinson faced a series of scandals on the campaign trail. What People Are Saying Matt Mercer, a North Carolina GOP spokesperson, told Newsweek: "It should be alarming for Democrats to see Roy Cooper, with 93 percent name ID, not just tied but well below 50 percent in this poll. North Carolinians appear to know who Roy Cooper is: a 40-year career politician, radical liberal, and he cannot run away from his party's hard-left policies. A rough launch, indeed." Ben Galbraith, a senior pollster for Victor Insights, in the polling memo: "In summary, despite a generally favorable electorate for Republicans, Cooper is starting out with a lead, which corroborates the conventional wisdom that Cooper was a strong choice for the Democratic nomination. However, Whatley has plenty of room to grow, and all signs indicate he'll have the funding and campaign infrastructure to do so." Roy Cooper, in a video announcing his candidacy: "I never really wanted to go to Washington. I just wanted to serve the people of North Carolina right here, where I've lived all my life. But these are not ordinary times." What Happens Next Several other Republicans have been floated as potential candidates, but it's unclear whether Trump's endorsement will affect their plans. The Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball both classify the North Carolina Senate race as a pure toss-up.
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Young progressives say AOC, Zohran Mamdani are the future of the Democratic Party
Progressive leaders at the Voters of Tomorrow Summit in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani are the future of the party. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy)
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Mamdani blasted by GOP opponent for 'sanctimonious hypocrisy' on police stance: 'Absolute insanity'
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Curtis Sliwa, who is running for mayor of New York City, blasted socialist opponent Zohran Mamdani for what he says is hypocrisy when it comes to the armed security Mamdani has enjoyed in recent weeks. "It is very interesting that as he returns from Uganda today he's being picked up by the NYPD armed police officers who provide him security 24 hours a day," Sliwa told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "So, in typical political fashion, that's why I don't trust any politicians. 'Do as I say, but not as I do.' He's protected by the armed NYPD, but he wants social workers for everyone else." Mamdani has been heavily criticized for his previous calls to defund the police during the 2020 George Floyd riots, saying that "nature is healing" in response to a police officer crying in his car and labeling the NYPD as "racist." Mamdani has also suggested sending mental health workers to crime calls while he is being protected by the New York Police Department as he runs for mayor. The New York Post reported that while Mamdani was at his family compound in Uganda to celebrate his wedding, the property was protected by heavily armed security. "I could have had a police detail. I said, 'No, we need them to protect people in the streets,'" Sliwa told Fox News Digital. "I was offered it again as a major party candidate, the Republican candidate, and unlike Zohran Mamdani, who couldn't wait to take armed security police officers from the NYPD, again I said I'm in the subways, I'm on the streets. Let the police go out there and protect the people. "And isn't it ironic, while arriving from Uganda, while he was there, he was protected by armed commandos bearing AK-47-loaded weapons with masks on. So, again, the sanctimonious hypocrite, 'Do as I say, but not as I do.' If social workers would have responded to that madman entering the facilities of that Park Avenue building, they would have been cut down in a hail of bullets. And he probably would have said, 'Well, maybe we need a few alterations. We need to sort of reconvert.' This is absolute insanity." Sliwa also criticized Mamdani for his previous pledge to disband the New York Police Department's Strategic Response Group (SRG), which was a unit that responded to the midtown shooting earlier this week that resulted in four deaths before the shooter turned a gun on himself. "That was based on the fact that they also are assigned to whenever the pro-Palestinian demonstrations go out, and they're singing, 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,' and they are promoting jihad," Sliwa said, pointing to Mamdani's many anti-Israel positions that have become a key issue both on the campaign trail and for elected Democrats nationwide. "Zohran Mamdani will let them take over the city. Let's face it, they'll probably be part of his administration," Sliwa said. "Curtis Sliwa will stop them in their tracks. They can legally demonstrate, but they have to have a permit. They have to remain in a designated area, and they cannot violate the rights of other citizens who may disagree with them. We don't want them to be attacked, but we certainly don't want other people to be attacked either." Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign for comment. Mamdani answered questions about his past comments in opposition to the police during a news conference Wednesday, where he attempted to distance himself from his calls to defund the police. "Looking at the crisis of retention that we have in the city today, to try and pin it upon tweets from five years ago, as opposed to the conditions of this moment, is to ignore what officers themselves are saying," Mamdani said as he praised the NYPD officer who was killed in the recent midtown shooting. The 33-year-old socialist said multiple times that his past tweets were "clearly out of step" with the current landscape and claimed they were made out of "frustration" over the death of George Floyd. Mamdani also defended his NYPD security detail, saying, "My life is sadly not the one that it was. There are far more threats, and with that comes precautions that I wish I didn't have to take. Though they are also precautions that I am immensely grateful for, especially in the example of the NYPD detail that I have here in New York City."
