AdvertisementSenate Control May Swing On North Carolina's Unpopularity ContestAugust 21, 2014Ailsa ChangfacebookEmailSen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., takes questions from the media in April during an appearance in Durham. Hagan has tried for her first 5 1/2 years in the U.S. Senate to convince North Carolina voters that being in the middle of the road is a good thing. (AP)