GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate

Republicans are shifting their focus in the Senate race as prospects in Georgia and North Carolina appear to be fading. With five weeks until the midterm elections, the party is prioritizing defensive strategies in other battleground states.
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans once saw Georgia and North Carolina as promising pieces of their strategy to keep control of the Senate. But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections. Republicans haven’t abandoned the Southern battlegrounds,...
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