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Republicans pull funding of Trump-backed Senate candidate in critical North Carolina race
Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates A major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina , Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party b
What the coverage shows
Both outlets say the Senate Leadership Fund is shifting money away from the North Carolina Senate race and away from Michael Whatley. The Guardian US foregrounds that the candidate is Trump-backed and calls the move a pull of funding, while the New York Times frames the same coverage more broadly as Republicans pulling money as midterm prospects dim. The Times is alone in saying the funds are being diverted to Kansas.
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