Former Governor Launches 2026 North Carolina Senate Campaign

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on July 28 that he’s running for the U.S. Senate, framing his 2026 bid as a battle to preserve the American middle class and counter what he called Washington’s “wrong” priorities. In a campaign announcement video posted on X, Cooper said, “It wasn’t always this hard, because being in the middle class meant something.” He recalled a time when families could afford a home, take vacations, and count on public schools. “For the most part, life was pretty good,” he said. “Today, for too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed unimaginable wealth at your expense. It’s time for that to change.”...