Husser, professor of political science and public policy, discussed the spending landscape of the upcoming midterm elections with the Raleigh news outlet.
51 Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Jason Husser provided analysis for a recent ABC 11 report examining the growing amount of money flowing into midterm races this season.
Husser noted that with the recent death of North Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham, it puts South Carolina Republicans in a new spot.
“The Republicans now are going to need to run a non-incumbent in South Carolina means they may have to spend a couple million dollars that they would not have otherwise spent there,” said Husser.
But he also noted that spending and competitiveness in other Senate races could have an impact on the Senate race in North Carolina between former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican nominee Michael Whatley.
“The money’s not totally going away, but right now, I don’t know that we’re seeing the same level of sort of demand to spend the dollars in North Carolina over Georgia or Maine or Alaska or Texas and some other places,” said Husser.