Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) was perfectly clear about the kind of candidate he wanted North Carolina Democrats to nominate to face incumbent senator Thom Tillis (R.) in 2020.
Cal Cunningham won the Democratic nomination for the Senate in North Carolina by defeating Erica Smith, a qualified African-American woman. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) went all in for Cunningham because, according to Smith, he "did not want an African American running for Senate in North Carolina." 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) succeeded in his arguably racist quest to prevent a black woman from winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. 
The corporate-backed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has a new ad against Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) for being overly "influenced by corporate PAC money." State sen. Erica Smith (D., N.C.) is trying to become the third black woman in history to serve in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) doesn't think a black candidate can win in North Carolina. 
A North Carolina board of elections chairwoman threatened to call the police Tuesday if anyone were to attempt to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the next board meeting. Democratic Senate contender Cal Cunningham dodged questions about whether he supports impeachment, despite endorsing an inquiry even before the August whistleblower complaint over President Donald Trump's handling of Ukrainian aid. 
North Carolina businessman Garland Tucker has ended his bid to primary Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) just months after launching his campaign. 
Garland Tucker, a North Carolina businessman running to primary Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.), used taxpayer-funded loans to boost Dick's Last Resort, an obscene restaurant known for sexualizing underage girls with crude sayings like "this chick loves dick." Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham criticized the Supreme Court's decision to uphold North Carolina's 2017 congressional redistricting map despite his own record of gerrymandering to benefit his party. 