Catawba College Dr. Michael Bitzer on shifting political attitudes and America’s 250th anniversary

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 164

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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There’s a longstanding pattern in American politics that in most off-year elections, the party of the president tends to lose support and right now, that’s looking more and more like what we’ll see this fall in North Carolina. According to new polling from the Catawba College YouGov Survey, support for President Trump, the Republican U.S. Senate nominee Michael Whatley, and other GOP candidates generally has waned significantly – especially among unaffiliated voters.

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