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Democrats are likely to see Roy Cooper as a good match for Kamala Harris for multiple reasons. First and foremost, Cooper helps bring North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes into play in a way other candidates do not,
I strongly support Vice President Harris' campaign for President,
This just wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket,
the North Carolina Democrat added Cooper offers a clear demographic contrast to Harris, and he also presents a calm, sober, constrained personality that might help counter some of the criticism Harris has faced about her interactions with interviewers and the public,
I cannot say whether the crime rate is 30% lower now than when Roy Cooper became attorney general 24 years ago. If so, that’s much more likely due to factors affecting the nation as a whole than to anything special Cooper did while leading the North Carolina Department of Justice,
He offered an annual update on crime statistics, and he occasionally promoted efforts to fight scams targeting seniors or other vulnerable groups. But it would surprise me if one in 100 people stopped on a North Carolina street could name anything special Cooper did as attorney general,
I would love to have Mark Robinson as acting Governor of North Carolina while Roy Cooper is out traveling the country in support of a losing presidential ticket."
Warren Daniel also weighed in on Cooper's potential nomination as Harris' VP, stating simply We believe these three individuals are innocent of these charges,
Cooper famously said at the time Cooper has been the Democrats’ brightest star in North Carolina in recent years, and so-called ‘Cooper-Trump’ voters helped him win his races for governor at the same time the Republican nominee won in this state during the last two presidential races,
He cracked down on child predators, worked to increase penalties for drug dealers, and oversaw a sharp (30%) decrease in crime,
For over a year now, House Bill 2 has been a dark cloud over our great state. It has stained our reputation. It has discriminated against our people. And it has caused great economic harm to many of our communities,
His tenure was so unremarkable that Republicans didn’t bother to field a candidate against him during one of his re-election bids,
Everything is truncated, and she's going to make that decision probably in the next six, seven days, ... I would imagine we'll know who her running mate is, and we'll get ready for [the] convention."
Whitmer, a co-chair of Harris' campaign, said Monday in an interview on "CBS Mornings."