One day after Senator Kay Hagan skipped a scheduled debate with her opponent Thom Tillis—a move even Rachel Maddow thought was pretty shady—the incumbent Democrat rallied supporters at a massive campaign event, the Free Beacon has learned:
Wow... @kayhagan drew a MASSIVE crowd at her campaign event today. #ncsen (photo h/t @NWestAVL) pic.twitter.com/opFoUDdQgw
— Rob Lockwood (@RobLockwood) October 22, 2014
Hagan is hoping to win a second term in a year in which most other Democrats incumbents are struggling to hang on. Evidence suggests winning reelection could be especially lucrative for Hagan, who has seen her net worth increase almost 40 percent since she took office in 2009.