Is The North Carolina Senate Race Tipping To Democrats?

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October 06, 2014

Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., left, and Republican candidate for Senate Thom Tillis participate during a live televised debate at UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (Gerry Broome/AP)

The latest polling from NBC and YouGov show incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan pulling a few points ahead of her Republican challenger North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis, in one of the most contested U.S. Senate election fights this year.

Duke law professor Guy-Uriel Charles and Frank Stasio from WUNC's "The State of Things" join Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the polls, the battle over election rules in North Carolina, and issues such as terrorism and contraception that lately have been central to the contest.

Guests

Guy-Uriel Charles, Duke University law professor and founding director of the Duke Law Center on Law, Race and Politics. He tweets @ProfGuyCharles.
Frank Stasio, host of "The State of Things" on WUNC, a Here & Now contributing station. The show tweets @state_of_things.

This segment aired on October 6, 2014.