Roy Cooper
Former North Carolina governor running for Senate
Roy Cooper (Former North Carolina governor running for Senate) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina, Medicaid, Congressional stock trading.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Cooper attacked Michael Whatley as a former oil and utility lobbyist.
“He was a big oil and utility company lobbyist”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:09
Cooper warned that his polling lead does not mean the North Carolina race won't be close.
“Just because I have a lead in the polls doesn't mean this race isn't going to be very close”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:46
Medicaid
Cooper cited his success getting a Republican legislature to expand Medicaid as evidence of his ability to work across the aisle.
“finally, got a Republican legislature in a Southern state to expand Medicaid”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:06
Congressional stock trading
Cooper said he would back laws banning individual stock trading by members of Congress and senior officials and barring post-service lobbying.
“that prohibits members of Congress and executive, high executive officials from trading individual stocks. I'll support a law that stops allowing people to be lobbyists after they serve in Congress”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:25
Campaign finance in the United States
Cooper called the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited party coordinated spending the worst campaign finance decision since Citizens United.
“This is the worst campaign finance Supreme Court decision since Citizens United”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:13
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Cooper said ICE officers should meet the same requirements as other law enforcement officers.
“Officers who work with ICE should have the same requirements that state, local, and federal law enforcement officers should have”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:31
Data centers and electricity prices
Cooper proposed that data centers pay for their own energy so other consumers bear no cost.
“they must pay for their own energy other consumers should not have to bear any cost from data centers”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:34
Appearances
The Race to Replace Graham PlatnerPod Save America · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Dan Pfeiffer and Alex Wagner discuss Graham Platner's exit from Maine's Senate race and the Iran war, then Pfeiffer interviews North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper.
Discussed in
The Search for an Exciting ModeratePod Save America · Jul 26, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Jon Favreau and Matt Yglesias debate how a moderate, center-left Democrat could gain attention, win the 2028 presidential primary, and appeal to swing voters.
Trump’s 4th ThreesomePod Save America · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's America 250 celebrations and corruption, the birthright citizenship backlash, Colorado's progressive primary wins, and new Senate polls.
Often appears with
- Dan Pfeiffer · 1 shared episode
- Alex Wagner · 1 shared episode