New internal polling in next month's special election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District shows that either Democrat Dan McCready or Republican Dan Bishop could win, Politico reports. GOP polling has Bishop up 2-4 percentage points, which marks an improvement, while Democrats says their internal polling has McCready up 1 point, with some "whispering the trend lines are in their direction," Politico reports. President Trump, who won the district by nearly 12 points in 2016, is going to hold a rally for Bishop the night before the Sept. 10 election.
Widely seen as a bellwether for the 2020 election, the race has attracted plenty of money. The National Republican Campaign Committee, Club for Growth, and Congressional Leadership Fund have poured nearly $6 million into the race, while Bishop's campaign has spent $1.7 million. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC have put up about $1 million; McCready has spent $4.7 million.
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