The two major party candidates for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in November both held campaign events focused on affordability in the Triangle Thursday afternoon. The outcome of the contest could decide which party will control the narrowly divided U.S. Senate during the next Congress.
The two events couldn’t have been much more different, and neither could the candidates’ messages. The Democratic candidate, former Gov. Roy Cooper, said actions by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans — especially tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — are to blame for the increasing cost of living.
But Republican candidate and former RNC chair Michael Whatley argued that Trump and congressional Republicans are working to bring the cost of living down, particularly through the tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act…