Democrats see opening in NC as Whatley campaign pauses ads

North Carolina has some of the country’s most expensive media markets in Charlotte and the Raleigh-Durham area.

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 614

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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National Democrats are rethinking their campaign strategy in North Carolina as Republican groups — and even the GOP candidate — pause spending in the state’s open U.S. Senate race.

The campaign for Michael Whatley, former chair of the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party, has temporarily pulled its ads from television while reevaluating its target audience, according to The News and Observer.

The Whatley campaign, North …

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