Watch Roy Cooper’s New TV Ad “Show You”
RALEIGH – Today, Cooper for North Carolina released a new TV ad, “Show You.” The ad contrasts Michael Whatley’s own claims that “prices are down” and “there is no inflation” with Roy Cooper’s plans to make stuff cost less for North Carolina families.
“Roy Cooper is running for Senate to deliver lower costs for North Carolina families and is the only candidate with a plan to make stuff cost less. DC insider Michael Whatley insists that grocery prices, gas prices and inflation are all down,” said Cooper for North Carolina campaign manager Jeff Allen. “Michael Whatley is ridiculously out of touch – you don’t have to take our word for it, take his.”
The ad will run on broadcast television, streaming and digital platforms statewide as part of a seven-figure buy.
Read a transcript of “Show You” below.
Roy Cooper: I’m going to show you something. No AI, no special effects. Just Michael Whatley in his own words.
Michael Whatley: Grocery prices are down. Gasoline prices are down. Housing prices are down. Inflation is down.
Roy Cooper: Unbelievable. And so is this.
Michael Whatley: There is no inflation.
Roy Cooper: Seriously? I’m Roy Cooper, and I approve this message because I know costs are way up, and it’s the senator’s job to do something about it.
That’s why I have a plan to make stuff cost less, and you can read about it right here.
On his Make Stuff Cost Less tour, Roy has released his plans to lower the cost of food and groceries, health care, utilities, child care and housing. He believes that our best days are still ahead, and he’s ready to go to work in Washington for North Carolinians who need it.
Meanwhile, as Whatley insists “there is no inflation,” he is continuing to push for policies that make stuff cost more for families and spike his stock portfolio.
- Whatley led the charge with Washington Republicans to double health insurance premiums for North Carolinians, and actively pushed for legislation that increased drug prices for North Carolina seniors while he personally profited.
- As families pay more at the gas pump, Whatley has said we should “stay the course” – as his Big Oil stocks spiked “by up to $219,660.”
- Big Oil and utility company lobbyist Whatley spent his career helping Duke Energy raise rates on families, and now refuses to “give a stance” on Duke’s latest rate hikes. Whatley has up to $410,000 invested in Duke Energy and would stand to see “boost[ed] profits” from a rate hike.
- As utility bills skyrocket, Whatley, who has up to $1.6 million invested in the data center industry, claimed the public backlash to data centers is “not organic.”
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