Roy Cooper up by 11 points over Michael Whatley in North Carolina race: Poll

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A new poll gave former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper an 11-point lead over former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, another poor sign for Republicans in the midterm elections.

An AARP poll released Monday found that 53% of likely voters said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for Cooper, compared with 42% who would cast their vote for Whatley. Another 5% were uncertain, and 1% said someone else.

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