NEWSWEEK: Democrats Catch A Break in the South 

As both parties map out their 2026 midterm strategies, Georgia and North Carolina are two closely watched battleground states. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) announced he will not run while former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) announced he will. 

Democrats finally see opportunities to flip Southern Senate seats. ROKK SVP John LaBombard spoke to Newsweek about how candidates like Cooper know their constituents better than people in Washington do.