Run Roy, RUN || Bonus Episode

About this episode

This bonus episode discusses Roy Cooper's Senate run announcement and its implications for the midterms and North Carolina politics.

In this bonus episode, we talk about the reception to Roy Cooper's announcement that he is running for the US Senate -- a long awaited boon for Democrats across the state that is sure to shake up the midterms. We talk about the dynamic Cooper brings to the table, what the response was like at the NCDP's Unity Dinner where he teased the run, and what's ahead for progressives. We also cover some of the vetoed bills in the NCGA that are currently slated to be overturned the day after this episode airs, and what to expect if it comes to a vote.

Topics covered

• Roy Cooper
• US Senate
• midterms
• Democrats
• North Carolina
• vetoed bills
• progressives

Keywords

• Roy Cooper
• US Senate
• midterms
• Democrats
• North Carolina
• vetoed bills
• progressives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCDP, NCGA

More episodes of Left of Old North

• The Night After the 2025 NC Elections w/ The Foxfire Dispatch · November 7, 2025 · 54 min
• TX Rep. Trey Martinez on Fighting Fire with Fire · August 16, 2025 · 25 min
• Rep. Rodney Pierce on Living Through History, Holding the Line, & Why Dems Can’t Ignore ENC · August 8, 2025 · 30 min
• Chuck Hubbard on Running in Rural WNC & Why Virginia Foxx Needs to Lose · July 28, 2025 · 33 min
• Rep. Phil Rubin on Reform, The NC Legislature, and the Fight for a Functional Democracy · July 15, 2025 · 25 min
• A Conversation with Aron Johnson on Queer Power in the South · July 9, 2025 · 27 min