On this week's episode of Tying it Together, a top adviser for Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate campaign, Jonathan Felt, joins host Tim Boyum to explain why he thinks Whatley can win the North Carolina race despite Republican money leaving the state and polls showing him down nearly double digits. They also discuss the impact of ads in the race and near the end talk about Felt's newest competitive adventure: Weiner dog racing.

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, Tim Boyum takes a deep dive into the electorate and what it might mean about the upcoming midterm elections. Longtime Republican consultant Paul Shumaker joins Tim to talk about challenges for Republicans in a tough environment, how the North Carolina electorate has transformed, and what we should know about what it all means. Shumaker has spent more than four decades in North Carolina politics and has clients, including U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis.

Just days before Election Day, the leaders of North Carolina's major political parties join Tim to give their final arguments on why voters should choose their candidates. Will the U.S. Senate race be closer than polls show? Will Democrats make huge gains in the legislature or will Republicans maintain full control? We talk to state Democratic Party chair Anderson Clayton and state Republican Party chair Jason Simmons. Hear their final takes as North Carolinians head to the polls.