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Story summary
- Michael Whatley, born in Michigan, claims to be a Blowing Rock native, a claim scrutinized during his Senate campaign.
- Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Michael Whatley is contesting North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Roy Cooper, who leads by double-digit margins in polls.
- A Catawba College poll (June 1-10, 1,000 voters) gave Cooper 48 percent and Whatley 34 percent, a 14-point gap.
- Prediction markets give Cooper an 85-86 percent chance of winning.
