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- Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper leads the U.S. Senate race against Republican Michael Whatley.
- Cooper released 3,500 state prisoners early as part of an ACLU-NAACP settlement.
- Whatley appointed convicted child sex offender Harvey West to a North Carolina GOP leadership position.
- Democratic strategist Steve Schale warned Democrats not to nationalize North Carolina races.
- Polls show Cooper up nine points, with most undecided voters formerly supporting President Donald Trump.
