New reports reveal that Republican Congressman Ted Budd is leading against Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley in the North Carolina Senate race.
This seat will be vacant after the retirement of GOP senator Richard Burr who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial after the January 6 riots.
Republicans on the Verge of Winning Senate Majority
In the recent polls conducted by SurveyUSA, Budd is favored by 43% of registered voters, while 42% of people support Beasley. Almost 13% of voters are still undecided on who can play a decisive role in the elections.
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) is closely leading Democrat Cheri Beasley less than 35 days from the North Carolina U.S. Senate midterm election. https://t.co/EAMLsKsB6o
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 5, 2022
Similarly, in another poll conducted by RealClearPolitics, Budd is leading against Beasley with a 1.5% margin.
Likewise, Cook Political Report established the North Carolina race is now leaning towards Republicans. However, one election watchdog, Decision Desk HQ, claimed both candidates have even chances of winning the North Carolina race.
These latest statistics are a major setback for Beasley, who was either leading or going head to head against Budd in the previous polls.
Budd is endorsed by former President Trump. Trump supported Budd when the incumbent North Carolina GOP senator, Richard Burr, voted to convict him in his Senate trial. Just last month, Trump also held a rally in favor of Budd.
Whereas the latest polls suggest Trump’s endorsement can backfire against Budd. Almost 43% of the surveyed voters said they are less likely to vote for Budd, due to Trump’s endorsement.
Only 30% of voters noted they would support Budd as he won Trump’s support.
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Pennsylvania – Wisconsin – Ohio – North Carolina – Florida – Georgia – Nevada – New Hampshire – Arizona
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) October 4, 2022
North Carolina Dems Smash Their Own Party
Meanwhile, North Carolina Democrats are complaining against their own party for not spending an appreciable amount of money on Beasley’s campaign.
Reportedly, Democrats are preferring at least 12 states over North Carolina in election campaign spending. North Carolina’s House Democrats have established the Democrat Party would regret giving less attention to the state Senate seat.
According to congressman David Price, he has spoken to Democratic campaign managers about the consequences of taking North Carolina’s Senate seat for granted.
Price also suggested the whole congressional delegation of North Carolina tried to convince relevant people to pour more money into Beasley’s race, but their concerns are not addressed.
In addition to that, former Senator Doug Jones, who campaigned with Beasley, stated Democrats are in dire need of spending more money in North Carolina’s Senate race.
Jones also added that Democrats give up on their campaigns easily, which is the real reason for their election loss.
Voters have usually avoided electing a Democratic Senate candidate in the last 14 years in North Carolina. Senator Kay Hagan was the last Democrat who won the North Carolina Senate seat in 2008.
Though most often, the Senate races are tightly held in the state and they demand a staggering amount of money for election campaign purposes.
For instance, the 2020 Senate election in North Carolina was the most expensive Senate race in the history of America, excluding runoff elections in Georgia in early 2021.
This article appeared in The State Today and has been published here with permission.
