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HC Heather Cox Richardson Heather Cox Richardson Historian of American politics who teaches at Boston College and specializes in the Civil War, Reconstruction and the American West.

“In North Carolina, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has little to recommend him other than Trump’s endorsement”

Heather Cox Richardson · Policy · October 2026

“In North Carolina, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has little to recommend him other than Trump’s endorsement” — Heather Cox Richardson on Michael Whatley, Heather Cox Richardson

Context

Describing weak Republican Senate candidates in the 2026 midterms.

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