The challenging GOP path to a supermajority

Republicans must flip back the suburbs, do well in small cities, and win in northeastern North Carolina to regain more power in the General Assembly.

Oct 24, 2022

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The red wave appears to be re-materializing. After a summer with polls showing North Carolina Republicans and Democrats close to even, the GOP has recently extended their lead in the generic ballot and in the U.S. Senate race between Rep. Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley. Budd is up 6 points in the latest ECU poll, reaching the critical 50% mark. Republicans also regained the lead in the generic ballot average put together by FiveThirtyEight.

Then there’s this tweet that made the rounds:

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The challenging GOP path to a supermajority

Republicans must flip back the suburbs, do well in small cities, and win in northeastern North Carolina to regain more power in the General Assembly.

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