Can Roy Cooper Flip North Carolina’s Senate Seat for Democrats?

Roy Cooper has never lost an election, but North Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 2008.

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Can Roy Cooper Flip North Carolina’s Senate Seat for Democrats?

Roy Cooper’s unbeaten election record faces a key question: Can he help Democrats win a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina?

The state last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2008. That gap frames the challenge explored by The New York Times, which examines whether Cooper can end the party’s long wait for another Senate victory.

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