With just six weeks to go until election day, former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wilmington Friday for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd. Roads around Wilmington are already closed, and traffic is redirected across the area as the parking lots for the rally open.
Republican primary voters have ignored polls and their party leaders when choosing candidates this year. They care most about Donald Trump’s endorsement and sending the establishment a message, and this could cost them the Senate.
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Control of the Senate may come down to the ultimate toss-up state, North Carolina, where former Judge Cheri Beasley and Republican Rep. Ted Budd are locked in an incredibly close race that has been overshadowed by mudslinging and hand-wringing in other marquee matchups.
Control of the Senate may come down to the ultimate toss-up state, North Carolina, where former Judge Cheri Beasley and Republican Rep. Ted Budd are locked in an incredibly close race that has been overshadowed by mudslinging and hand-wringing in other marquee matchups.