If Mr. Cunningham unseats Mr. Tillis — who has lagged behind Mr. Trump’s support in the state — Democrats would be closer to netting the three seats they need for a Senate majority should Mr. Biden win the presidency. One difference in North Carolina, though, was that the proportion of voters — 15 percent — who were undecided in the Senate race two weeks ago had shrunk to 6 percent. Independents broke for Mr. Cunningham in the latest poll, 48 percent to 34 percent. Mr. Cooper held a nine-point lead over Dan Forest, the Republican lieutenant governor. Over the summer, Mr. Cooper refused to yield to Mr. Trump’s demand to loosen coronavirus restrictions to let the Republican National Convention take place in Charlotte.

Source: New York Times October 29, 2020 16:52 UTC