Democrats are denouncing Republicans' now-confirmed meddling in next month's primary for Senate in NC after it was revealed that a top GOP super PAC funded a group that spent millions to boost a liberal candidate over national Dems' preferred contender
Democrats are denouncing Republicans' now-confirmed meddling in next month's primary for Senate in North Carolina after it was revealed that a top GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell funded an outside group that spent millions to boost a liberal candidate over national Democrats' preferred contender.
Smith, the beneficiary of Republicans' intervention, disavowed their support in an interview on Friday, telling POLITICO that "special interests and dark money should never play a role in an election." But, she added, the new disclosureFaith and Power PAC's ads initially boosted Smith as the "only proven progressive" in the race when they began airing earlier this month.
Cal Cunningham is running in a five-person Democratic primary to face Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in November. | Chuck Burton, File/AP Photo Cunningham and his allies have worked to expose Faith and Power PAC's Republican ties in an effort to blunt the impact on the race, and they argue it shows that Republicans would prefer not to run against Cunningham in the fall.
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