Democratic super PAC pulls down ads in North Carolina as Roy Cooper dominates Senate race polling

A super PAC linked to Senate Democratic leadership is pulling down ads this week in North Carolina, including about $500,000 in TV advertising and roughly $50,000 in digital advertising, amid polls showing Senate candidate Roy Cooper (D) with a healthy lead over Republican Michael Whatley, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill.

WinSenate, a super PAC that’s received money from the Senate Democratic leadership’s main super PAC, Senate Majority PAC, is pulling down the advertising as recent polling shows the former North Carolina governor holding anywhere from single to double-digit leads against the former Republican National Committee chair.

Republicans have also made advertising changes in the state.

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The Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC aligned with Senate GOP leadership, recently paused $30 million in spending in North Carolina while reserving less than $500,000 in the Kansas Senate race where the contest between Sen. Roger Marshall (R) and Democrat Adam Hamilton has become increasingly tight.

The North Carolina Senate race is viewed as Democrats’ best pickup opportunity, and the party is looking to expand its map into Iowa, Kansas and Alaska.

While election forecasters believe the House is very likely to flip in favor of the Democrats, control of the upper chamber remains an open question.

Decision Desk HQ forecasts that Democrats have a 76 percent probability of flipping the House and a 56 percent chance of taking back the Senate.