The hefty political clout that comes with a previous high office is showing its worth once again in North Carolina, where former two-term Democratic governor Roy Cooper is building a mighty money machine against his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley, in a crucial US Senate race. But GOP state representatives are fighting back on another front as November draws closer.
Cooper raised a whopping $13.8 million in the first quarter of the year, according to Federal Election Commission data. How big a number is that for this contest? “Cooper’s first-quarter fundraising numbers are just shy of Whatley’s total cash-in-hand of $16 million, with Whatley pulling in $5 million in the first quarter, the campaign reported,” The Carolina Journal noted.
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