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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
In the struggle to control the U.S. Senate, one race in North Carolina — where the Republican incumbent, Thom Tillis, is trying to hold off his Democratic challenger, Cal Cunningham — could be crucial.
North Carolina is a classic purple state with a split political mind: progressive in some quarters, while firmly steeped in Southern conservative tradition in others.
Two bombshells have recently upended the race: Mr. Tillis fell ill with the coronavirus after attending an event for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination without a mask. And Mr. Cunningham’s image was sullied by the emergence of text messages showing that he had engaged in an extramarital affair.
Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The Times, talks us through the race and examines the factors that could determine who prevails.
Guest: Jonathan Martin (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-martin), a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Background reading:
North Carolina is a linchpin (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/north-carolina-trump-supreme-court-senate.html) in the 2020 election — the presidency and the Senate could hinge on results in the state.
Here’s how the critical senate race was engulfed in chaos (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/politics/coronavirus-thom-tillis-cal-cunningham-north-carolina.html) in a single night.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
North Carolina is a classic purple state with a split political mind: progressive in some quarters, while firmly steeped in Southern conservative tradition in others.
Two bombshells have recently upended the race: Mr. Tillis fell ill with the coronavirus after attending an event for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination without a mask. And Mr. Cunningham’s image was sullied by the emergence of text messages showing that he had engaged in an extramarital affair.
Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The Times, talks us through the race and examines the factors that could determine who prevails.
Guest: Jonathan Martin (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-martin), a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Background reading:
North Carolina is a linchpin (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/north-carolina-trump-supreme-court-senate.html) in the 2020 election — the presidency and the Senate could hinge on results in the state.
Here’s how the critical senate race was engulfed in chaos (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/politics/coronavirus-thom-tillis-cal-cunningham-north-carolina.html) in a single night.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)