Here's The Close Senate Race That No One's Watching

Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) last week found Cheri Beasley one point ahead of Trump-endorsed Congressman Ted "Monster Truck" Budd in the contest to replace North Carolina's retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr.

PPP Polling finds:

In North Carolina Beasley is at 42% to 41% for Budd. The race is close despite Beasley having a net favorability rating 16 points better than Budd’s. Beasley is at +10 (40/30) while Budd is at -6 (34/40).

There’s a particularly large gap when it comes to how much enthusiasm each of their party bases has for them. While Beasley is at 80/3 with Biden voters, Budd is at only 54/19 with Trump voters. North Carolina Senate races in recent years have broken toward the GOP at the end because of superior turnout on their side- it will be interesting to see if Democrats liking Beasley so much more than Republicans like Budd will bring any change to that trend this year.

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