Democrats struggling to preserve their Senate majority caught a rare break when Jeff Jackson dropped his campaign in North Carolina and cleared a path to the nomination for Cheri Beasley.

North Carolina offers vulnerable Senate Democrats one of their few pickup opportunities in 2022, with Republicans defending an open seat created by the planned retirement of Sen. Richard Burr amid a competitive GOP primary that features at least three viable candidates.

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