North Carolina fields competitive Senate race despite lack of national attention

At a late-1800s farmhouse in the heart of North Carolina, national Republicans made an urgent pitch to voters in the final days of November as they gathered for an evening barbecue.

"We win by voting," said Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. "And we win by getting everybody to vote."

"Are you ready to take back your country?" asked Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC. "Have you had enough of being called every name in...