{
  "id": 14069765,
  "title": "Cooper leads Whatley by at least 7 points in new NC Senate polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cooper-leads-whatley-by-at-least-7-points-in-new-nc-senate-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:25:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6144234-roy-cooper-leads-whatley-nc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New polling released Monday shows North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by at least 7 points, weeks ahead of the November midterm elections. The Trafalgar Group's polling showed Cooper's lead at 48.8 percent, with Whatley behind at 40.9 percent. Polling also showed Cooper with larger support among different age demographics,...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}