Senate Campaign's Last Day Goes To Ground
Millions of dollars have been spent on TV and radio ads for the U.S. Senate race.
Millions of dollars have been spent on TV and radio ads for the U.S. Senate race.
The long lines and cold windy weather didn't keep voters away during the last day of early voting in North Carolina. State election officials estimate that more than 1 million people cast ballots before the deadline. Forsyth and Guilford Counties saw record numbers compared to the number of early voters in 2010 mid-term election.
A conservative fiscal watchdog group is holding more than a dozen meetings across North Carolina this week. They are seeking to build opposition to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan as she seeks re-election in November.
The race U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis is among the most closely watched races of the year. It's also one of the most expensive.
Two new polls find that U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's early lead against challenger Thom Tillis, the speaker of the North Carolina House, may be closing. Republicans see the shift as good news.
There has long been an enormous backlog of appeals filed by US military veterans at the Veterans Affairs Administration's regional office in Winston-Salem. But North Carolina US Senator Kay Hagan may have made some inroads in correcting that situation.