Voters see both US Senate candidates as tied to their party's national wing: 74% said Whatley would likely support the Trump administration's priorities if elected, and 60% said Cooper would likely support the priorities of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Roy Cooper has stretched his lead over Michael Whatley to 13 points, 52% to 39%, in the latest Carolina Journal poll of likely NC voters.
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has expanded his lead over Republican Michael Whatley to 11 points in North Carolina's open US Senate race, according to the latest Carolina Journal poll.
Voters say high prices (especially in housing and health care) are top issues. And yet... they are often skeptical that increasing supply would help.
Michael Whatley holds a strong lead in the NC Republican primary for US Senate, garnering 38% support, though half of the electorate remains undecided.
Dropping during National School Choice Week, the new CJ Poll found broad support for key planks of the school-choice movement.
The survey puts Cooper’s support at 47% compared to Whatley’s 39%. That result doubles the 4% margin Cooper had in CJ's September poll — which had 46% for Cooper and 42% for Whatley.
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The first Carolina Journal poll of the likely matchup for North Carolina’s open United States Senate seat next year puts former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ahead of Republican Michael Whatley 47% to 39%. But the poll also revealed that a large swath of the electorate is unfamiliar with Whatley.
Asked if they believe the U.S. is headed in the right or wrong track as a result of the general election, 48% said right track and 43% wrong track. That’s a 20 percentage point jump from September when just 27% of surveyed voters were right track and 63% said wrong track.
For an election cycle marked by shifting political winds and an electorate deeply divided on core issues, the Carolina Journal Poll emerged as a beacon of reliability.
