It’s been 18 years since a Democrat won a Senate race in North Carolina. Even so, the Tar Heel State is the best chance Democrats have at flipping a seat next year — a clear sign of the difficult map facing Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus.
But there’s at least one reason for Democratic optimism heading into next year, and his name is Roy Cooper.
The former governor and longtime mainstay of North Carolina politics was one of the most heavily recruited candidates of this election cycle, and his entrance gives Democrats a proven fundraiser and vote-getter who…
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