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Republican Whatley has no TV ads booked in North Carolina Senate race

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The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire and The Washington Times report that Republican Michael Whatley’s campaign has no television ads booked for the final weeks of the North Carolina Senate race, according to AdImpact. The outlets say his last broadcast ad aired October 7. Over the same period, Democrat Roy Cooper’s campaign has $7.4 million in future ad reservations, and outside groups have $11.2 million booked for Cooper against $4.7 million for Whatley. The Daily Wire cites a WRAL/WSOC poll that found Cooper leading 54% to 40% among likely voters. The Washington Times reports that Whatley’s campaign says he is not giving up. The Daily Caller says Whatley’s and Cooper’s campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Michael Whatley’s campaign has no television ads booked for the final weeks of the North Carolina Senate race, according to AdImpact.
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Whatley’s last broadcast ad aired October 7, according to AdImpact.
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Roy Cooper’s campaign has $7.4 million in future ad reservations, according to AdImpact.
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Outside groups have $11.2 million booked backing Cooper and $4.7 million backing Whatley, according to AdImpact.
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A WRAL/WSOC poll found Cooper leading Whatley 54% to 40% among likely voters.
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Whatley’s campaign says he is not giving up.
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Right-side outlets report Whatley has no television ads booked for the final weeks of the race against Cooper, who has $7.4 million reserved; the Daily Wire ties this to a poll showing Cooper ahead, while the Washington Times adds his campaign says he is not giving up.

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Headlines frame it as Whatley going dark or pausing ads while behind; Far Right outlets use “goes dark”, the Right-rated Washington Times says “pauses” and its description adds his campaign’s “not giving up” message.
GOP'S Michael Whatley pauses ad buys while behind in N.C. Senate race
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No television ads booked in the final weeks
Cooper’s larger ad reservations
Whatley trailing in the polls
Campaign says he is not giving up

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GOP'S Michael Whatley pauses ad buys while behind in N.C. Senate race
Michael Whatley, the Republican candidate for the Senate in North Carolina, doesn't have ad time booked in the battleground state, but his campaign says he's not giving up.
6 days agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
The Daily WireFar Right
GOP Senate Campaign Goes Dark During Home Stretch
Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley has no television ads currently booked for the final weeks of North Carolina’s Senate race, as his campaign faces a widening polling gap against Democrat Roy Cooper and national Republican groups scale back their spending in the state. …
6 days agoRead at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
The Daily CallerFar Right
Michael Whatley Goes Dark In North Carolina
Republican North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley had no future linear advertisement booked in the state as of Wednesday. Whatley’s campaign booked no television ads under their name from Wednesday through Election Day, according to AdImpact Politics. …
Oct 14, 2026Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)

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GOP'S Michael Whatley pauses ad buys while behind in N.C. Senate race

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Michael Whatley Goes Dark In North Carolina

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