Politico says NC GOP Senate Candidate Thom Tillis finally has "it figured out" in his campaign against Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan
Breaking news from Politico: Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis is finally starting to fire on all cylinders in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in North Carolina because of a laundry list of Tillis campaign talking points, including none other than Ebola and ISIS.
After weeks of lagging behind North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis finally seems to have it figured out.
A combination of factors has helped Tillis pick up momentum heading into the homestretch, Republicans say: Hagan’s admission that she missed an Armed Services Committee meeting dealing with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for a fundraiser earlier this year, dissatisfaction with the Obama administration’s handling of domestic Ebola cases and several news stories about Hagan’s husband benefiting from the stimulus law Hagan supported in her first months in the Senate.
And what does has this alleged "momentum" finally done for Tillis after "weeks of lagging behind" Hagan?
And:
We have now had Hagan up 6 months in a row going back to May, lead consistently 3-4 pts since August:
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— @ppppolls
Of course, PPP isn't the only pollster conducting surveys North Carolina. But if you want to find a poll showing Tillis in the lead, you need to either go back to September 2 or include surveys that don't include the Libertarian candidate. (Check out
our polling database if you're curious.)
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There's no question North Carolina is still a close race. Hagan still has a battle on her hands and Tillis could still win. But for Politico to recite a bunch of Tillis campaign spin as evidence that he has turned the corner is the definition of stenography.