Incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan was considered one of the more vulnerable Democrats running for re-election. The Republicans chose the speaker of the statehouse Thom Tillis to run against her. Tillis is a solid conservative running in a state carried easily by Mitt Romney in 2012. But Hagan maintains a lead of 3-5 points over Tillis and with one month to go, Republicans are looking for a way to breakthrough and peel off some of that support. Tillis is gambling that attacking Hagan on foreign policy - specifically, ISIS - will put him over the top. With polls showing a wide lead for Republicans nationally on security issues, it sounds like a good bet. But historically, foreign policy has not played a large role in a voter's decision. Can Tillis change that? Fox News: On Monday, Tillis’ camp released a new 30-second ad that hammers Hagan for missing several Senate Armed Service Committee hearings while the Islamic State threat mounted. It accuses Hagan...(Read Full Post)