What to watch in the race for North Carolina's open Senate seat

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  Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Myles Parks.

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  I cover voting.

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  I'm Ashley Lopez.

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  I cover politics.

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  And Colin Campbell of Member Station WNC in North Carolina is here with us as well.

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  Hi, Colin.

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  Hey, Myles and Ashley.

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  And today on the show, voting in this year's midterms is already underway in North Carolina,

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  a state that has a really interesting Senate race brewing.

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  So Colin,

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  this Senate seat is open

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  because Republican Tom Tillis announced that he's not running for reelection.

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  Tell us who is on the ballot to try to replace him.

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  Yeah, so on the Republican side, we have Michael Watley,

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  who's the Trump endorsed candidate in the primary.

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  He was previously the chairman of the Republican National Committee.

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  He led the Republican Party in North Carolina before that.

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  But it's his first one for elected office outside of party leadership roles.

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  And on the Democratic side, we've got former Governor Roy Cooper running.

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