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    North Carolina fields competitive Senate race despite lack of national attention

    A historic Democratic nominee and a Trump Republican face off in a race that is not garnering the same national attention as some, but has the same power to tilt the balance of power in the Senate.
    by Claudia Grisales Oct 31, 2022 5 minutes

    At a late-1800s farmhouse in the heart of North Carolina, national Republicans made an urgent pitch to voters in the final days of November as they gathered for an evening barbecue.

    "We win by voting," said Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. "And we win by getting everybody to vote."

    "Are you ready to take back your country?" asked Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC. "Have you had enough of being called every name in the book? Racist, hater, insurrectionist?"

    "Are you ready to fire [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer?" echoed Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. "So am I."

    These high-profile campaign surrogates recently gathered on in Mocksville, N.C., on the state's first day of early voting for one reason: get House

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