Key Highlights
- Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman, is facing former Gov.
- Roy Cooper in a bid to succeed Sen.
- Thom Tillis, a two-term Republican who decided not to run for re-election. Whatley joined President Donald Trump in Rocky Mount on Friday night, just before he flew to Phoenix to speak at AmericaFest.
- Republicans are also looking to flip the state’s First Congressional District, which currently includes the noted Interstate 95 waypoint.
- Whatley said the reception both at the rally and across the state has been "absolutely fantastic," and that it is important for any candidate to travel to every corner of an expansive, diverse state like North Carolina.
