{
  "id": 784910,
  "title": "Poll shows Democrat Cooper with 11-point lead over GOP Senate rival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/poll-shows-democrat-cooper-with-11-point-lead-over-gop-senate-rival",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:24:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6027492-cooper-leads-whatley-nc-senate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is leading former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley by double digits in a Senate race in the state, according to a new poll. In the Elon University poll, 53 percent of likely voter respondents backed Cooper, while 42 percent backed Whatley. Three percent said they would...",
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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."
}