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Senate Republicans Move Cash From Purple North Carolina To Red Kansas As Battle For Majority Shifts

Republican Senate spending in North Carolina is being cut back as his race against Roy Cooper tightens.

Senate Republicans Move Cash From Purple North Carolina To Red Kansas As Battle For Majority Shifts
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Republican Senate campaign spending is shifting from North Carolina toward Kansas, as the party faces tighter-than-expected races and works to defend its majority. The shift puts the contests involving Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley, Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton in sharper focus.

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Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina

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Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas

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Roger Marshall
R · KS · SEN

Republican senator seeking reelection in Kansas

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Roy Cooper
D · NC

Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator from Georgia

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and Republican political figure discussed in connection with the Senate races

Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican representative and Senate candidate in Georgia

Tim Scott
R · SC · SEN

Senator and chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee

ALSO MENTIONED  Alexis Simmons, Democratic state representative from Topeka; Bill Graves, Former Republican governor of Kansas; DJ Griffin, Spokesperson for Michael Whatley's campaign; Ellen Johnson, Lead organizer for Indivisible Topeka; Jeanna Repass, Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party; Jeff Allen, Roy Cooper's campaign manager; Lauren French, Spokesperson for the Senate Majority PAC; Mike Hayden, Former Republican governor of Kansas; Tim Waters, Chair of the Peach County Republican Party

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Senate Leadership Fund Shifts North Carolina Spending to Kansas

Republican Senate campaign spending shifted from North Carolina toward Kansas as Michael Whatley faced Roy Cooper in a tightening Senate race. Left-leaning outlets connect the shift to Republicans’ effort to defend their majority and put Whatley’s contest in sharper focus. Center outlets similarly describe a defensive fight for Senate control, while placing the move in the context of races in both states. Right-leaning outlets likewise emphasize protecting the majority, with coverage also tying the North Carolina pullback to Whatley’s polling position.

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