I think you may miss the point. Tillis polled worse against hagan than the other viable candidates before the primary, but we are fed a load a shit from the party bosses that their preferred candidates are the only ‘electable’ ones. Then most of their candidates go on to lose.
I would vote for Tillis in a heartbeat over hagan but once again we risk losing a winnable seat because the status quo dumps all their money behind a candidate they control.
“the other viable candidates before the primary”
Your yardstick for “viable” must be broken since they couldn’t get past the primary.