{
  "id": 2416538,
  "title": "North Carolina Senate race between Cooper, Whatley tightens: Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/north-carolina-senate-race-between-cooper-whatley-tightens-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6043934-cooper-leads-whatley-nc-senate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is maintaining his lead over former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley in the state’s Senate race, according to a new poll released Friday. A High Point University Poll found the Democratic candidate had a 5-point advantage over his GOP opponent among likely North Carolina voters. Fifty...",
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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."
}