RNC Chair Joe Gruters doesn't exactly push back on reports that the RNC is giving up on Michael Whatley in North Carolina: "Whatley is still in the mix, but ... "

Poor @JoeGruters Never was really good with judgement calls

Still in the mix sounds a lot less convincing when major GOP groups are pulling millions in planned North Carolina ad spending while Whatley continues to trail Roy Cooper. At some point, campaign strategy starts speaking louder than party talking points.

I am from the UK. I was not aware of this person until the last year or so. The more I see of him the more i can't get over how utterly full of vapour he is. He genuinely adds nothing to anything.

Gruters doesn't know what is coming.