As Democrats are united in the U.S. Senate race, Republicans are locked into a “costly primary brawl” that has already “turned unusually bloody” with  negative attacks flooding the airwaves. The “fractured” GOP is in for a “battle” as the candidates fight it out for the nomination and “spar over who they’re going to be” – giving Democrats a “critical head start.” Read more below: 

Charlotte Observer Editorial Board: Analysis: An early victory in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race

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