WRAL: “[Cooper] told us that he wants to go to Washington to speak for the middle class and is willing to work with the President on issues that matter most.”
RALEIGH – On Thursday, Roy Cooper cast his ballot on the first day of early voting and discussed why he was running for U.S. Senate and his work to deliver lower costs for North Carolina families.
WRAL: Roy Cooper Casts Early Vote
- Anchor: “[Cooper] told us that he wants to go to Washington to speak for the middle class and is willing to work with the President on issues that matter most.”
WLOS: Roy Cooper Casts Early Vote
- Reporter: “Democratic candidate and former Governor Roy Cooper cast his ballot. He called today a critical moment for the state and country, saying he’s ready to be an independent voice for Tar Heel families.”
WSFX: Roy Cooper Casts Early Vote
- Anchor: “Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Governor Roy Cooper cast his ballot this morning. Cooper was greeted by cheering supporters at his polling place in Raleigh. He made his way inside, got checked in by election workers and voted.”
NC Newsline: Cooper casts ballot on the first day of North Carolina’s early voting
Clayton Henkel
- Cooper’s message resonated with Adam Holtzman, another early voter who was at Chavis during the former governor’s visit. […] “It’s getting tougher with the changes that the Republicans made this year on health care. I know people whose health care costs have just skyrocketed.”
News & Observer: US Senate candidate Gov. Roy Cooper: ‘I believe our best days are ahead of us’
Robert Willett
- Roy Cooper: “I’m hopeful – I believe our best days are ahead of us.”
WNCN: Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper casts ballot on first day of early voting
Judith Retana, Keaton Eberly
- “There’s so many looking at the middle class, they don’t believe they’re going to be able to get there,” Cooper said about his decision to run. “There’s so many people in the middle class barely hanging on.”
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