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Midterms 2026 · US Senate

North Carolina Senate race: Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley

How the candidates in the North Carolina Senate race are arguing their case, read the same way for each of them. Updated every 15 minutes until election day, 3 November 2026.

Cook Political Report rating: Lean D

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Roy Cooper

Democrat

Threat & fear0.4
Leverage0.2
Absolutes0.2

Hostility this week 1.0 / 10, in line with their usual.

Audience impact, 30 days: +0.7 leans reassuring

21 Oct 2026 · wfae.org

I’m encouraged by the energy on the ground. I think there’s a determination from people right now because they are so frustrated with Washington. They know Washington is broken and they want to see change.
Us vs. them

Audience impact −1 leans negative

20 Oct 2026 · ntd.com

For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed unimaginable wealth at your expense.
Absolutes

Audience impact 0 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · Roll Call

If we flip this seat in North Carolina, we can flip the Senate, and we can help restore the checks and balances that the framers of the Constitution intended.

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

19 Oct 2026 · Campaign of Roy Cooper

I’m a prisoner of hope. I truly believe this is an opportunity for our best days to be ahead of us. And I’m ready to go to work and guess what folks? There are people all over this state who are ready to go to work.

Audience impact +3 reassures or unites

All statements from Roy Cooper →

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Michael Whatley

Republican

Absolutes0.9
Labeling0.5
Threat & fear0.4

Hostility this week 1.7 / 10, in line with their usual.

Audience impact, 30 days: +1.1 leans reassuring

20 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

Roy Cooper, simply put, was the worst governor in the history of North Carolina. We don't need a senator whose first vote will be for (current Senate Minority Leader) Chuck Schumer as the Senate majority leader, whose first vote will be for an agenda. There's…
Self-promotionAbsolutes

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

20 Oct 2026 · sfgate.com

Who is Roy Cooper going to stand with? Who is he going to fight for?.

Audience impact 0 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

He was totally unprepared for the disaster and completely failed to respond after the skies had cleared. Roy Cooper even vetoed a bill that would have delivered key disaster relief to communities who were affected by the storm.
AbsolutesThreat & fearLabeling

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

18 Oct 2026 · hot96.com

Our election is going to come down to turnout and we’re in a state that ‌President Trump won three straight times.

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

All statements from Michael Whatley →

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