CHARLOTTE, NC — We are one week from election day, and Republican Thom Tillis is getting big-name help racing to the finish line in his campaign for U.S. Senate. Tillis toured Hendrick Motorsports in Concord Tuesday with U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.
McCain says Tillis would be stronger than incumbent Kay Hagan on military and national security issues. He says the Tillis-Hagan race is critical if Republicans want to take back the Senate. Graham thinks recent poll numbers make Hagan vulnerable.
“This is one of those races that it’s very important what we win, and it will be in many ways, a bellwether for the rest of the country,” said McCain (R, AZ).
“I really believe this is Thom’s race, if we have the right turnout, because if you’ve an incumbent tied a week before the election, the undecided vote is not going your way,” said Graham (R, SC).
Tillis isn’t the only one getting big-name support on the campaign trail. Political heavyweight Hillary Clinton joined Senator Kay Hagan at the Charlotte Convention Center on Saturday. The former Secretary of State touted Hagan’s record on women’s issues, equal pay for women and minimum wage. Hagan spent time Tuesday campaigning in Asheville.
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