在民主党试图夺取这个共和党控制的参议院席位之际，参议院领导基金决定暂停相关支出。
目前，共和党候选人迈克尔·沃特利在民调中落后于民主党候选人罗伊·库珀。
Move to cancel spending by Senate Leadership Fund comes as Democrats look to flip red seat Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley waits for Vice President JD Vance to arrive for a rally in Greensboro, N.C. last month.
库珀作为深受民众欢迎的前州长，在民意调查中保持明显优势，这让民主党看到了赢得该席位的希望。
Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.), has paused future spending in North Carolina, where Republican nominee Michael Whatley is trailing Democratic nominee Roy Cooper for an open seat.
上个月，沃特利还在北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒等待副总统J.D.万斯前来参加竞选集会。
Cooper, a popular former governor, has built a strong lead in opinion polls, raising Democrats’ hopes for flliping the seat into their column.