The GOP is MIA in North Carolina (with Chris Cooper)

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Sep 5, 202614:36News & Politics

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit North Carolina has been a difficult nut for Democrats to crack for nearly two decades. But relatively popular former Gov. Roy Cooper appears to be on the verg...

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