Behind the scenes in Gov. Roy Cooper's office

About this episode

Longtime aides to Gov. Roy Cooper discuss their experiences and insights into North Carolina politics.

On this week's episode, longtime aides to former governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper join Tim to talk about all things North Carolina politics. Sadie Weiner and Ford Porter shaped Cooper's messaging for a decade. Now, as they start their own firm, they join Tim to dish some behind-the-scenes stories, what it was like to message as COVID-19 hit and through multiple destructive hurricanes.

People in this episode

Guests: Sadie Weiner, Ford Porter

Topics covered

• North Carolina politics
• COVID-19
• hurricanes
• messaging

Keywords

• Roy Cooper
• political messaging
• aides
• Senate candidate

Mentioned in this episode

Places: North Carolina

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