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Democrats Lead in Top Races in Battleground North Carolina
Democrats are winning Senate, gubernatorial and presidential races in the battleground state of North Carolina, a new poll shows.
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Democrats are winning Senate, gubernatorial and presidential races in the battleground state of North Carolina, a new poll shows.
But some of the Democrats’ best pickup opportunities remain among the 26 GOP-held seats that President Barack Obama carried in his re-election.
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seeking re-election, according to a Roll Call analysis.
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If you have faith in the campaign, you’re probably in your boss’ district, trying to get him or her re-elected.
McCain doesn’t have a bigger fan in the United States Senate than me,” he said, in front of an audience of a few dozen veterans. “He’s a hero to me, as he is to everybody in this room.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to keep the government funded included one below-the-radar addition: funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Kennedy of Massachusetts to offer a Senate bill with a new proposal: a path to citizenship.
. — John McCain acted a candidate seeking re-election. He posed for pictures, told jokes during his speech, and urged everyone to vote.
The move now sets up a decision for House and Senate leaders on when they will hold override votes.
“I was running in a fairly modestly funded race for re-election in 2012.”