Cooper leads first public poll since jumping in North Carolina Senate race

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Roy Cooper has an early, six-point lead in the North Carolina Senate race, according to the first public poll of the marquee contest. The Emerson College poll, released Friday morning, found the Democratic former North Carolina governor with 47 percent support to Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley’s 41 percent. Another 12 percent of voters are…