Vice President JD Vance will attend a campaign rally for North Carolina Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley on Monday and is set to deliver remarks at 12:45 p.m.
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Vance’s visit to Greensboro, North Carolina, follows President Donald Trump’s visit to the state last week. Whatley is facing former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the general election, and the GOP has leaned into Cooper’s tenure leading the state, putting significant spending toward ad campaigns ripping the former governor’s crime record.
Whatley and Cooper are vying for the seat being vacated by outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). Recent polling puts Cooper ahead of Whatley, and Cook Political Report rates the race as “Leans Democrat.”