Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s work with national Democrats ahead of the 2024 election season. Kokai offered these comments during the Dec. 1, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses Gov. Roy Cooper’s approach to the national political stage
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