Pharma Boom vs Obamacare Pain: NC’s Senate Race in Trump's Shadow

North Carolina’s Senate race centers on how Trump-era health and economic policies play out: the state lured pharma giants like Johnson & Johnson into new, high-paying plants, but faces a roughly $50 billion Medicaid cut and sharply higher Obamacare premiums that have left hundreds of thousands uninsured or paying more. Voters are weighing job creation against the cost of care, making health policy a pivotal factor in Cooper versus Whatley and in the state’s political future.