Meanwhile, down in NC:

After two debates, GOP Senate candidates still sound a lot alike

Doubling down, the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Wednesday continued to take hardline positions on climate change and immigration, even as they struggled to differentiate themselves in their second debate in as many days.

The candidates argued that climate change is not real, touching a hot button issue from the debate the previous night and disputing what an overwhelming majority of scientists believe is already happening.

Thom Tillis called it “false science.” Heather Grant called climate “cyclical.” Mark Harris said the federal government should not address it. And Greg Brannon said human beings are not a factor in global warming. “The literature is so clear on this,” said Brannon, a Cary obstetrician and tea party candidate.

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