268: DNC Day 3 - The Battle for North Carolina with Gov. Cooper

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🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina discusses the upcoming presidential race and the potential for North Carolina to turn blue. He highlights the importance of voter turnout and the need to convince people that participating in the democratic system matters. The governor also talks about the extreme right-wing candidate running for governor and the challenges of navigating race in the campaign. He emphasizes the economic benefits of clean energy and the fight against climate change. Governor Cooper discusses the impact of gerrymandering on congressional and state legislative races and the importance of breaking the Republican supermajority. He concludes by reflecting on his time as governor and his commitment to doing what he believes is right for the people of North Carolina.

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0:00.0	James, we continue with political royalty, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina.
0:06.7	I mean, I gotta tell you, this is somebody in a state that at best is purple and probably
0:11.6	maybe even a little purple red six times he is
0:16.7	one statewide as a as a progressive Democrat it really is remarkable.
0:23.0	Governor, it's so good to have you, and I saw the other day, you're talking about the presidential race, you said,
0:29.0	I have a feeling of 2008.
0:31.0	You really think that Harrison Wall can take North Carolina?
0:36.6	So it was great to be with you, Al and James, thanks for having me.
0:40.6	Yeah, this is a 2008 vibe.
0:44.0	We think in North Carolina that we can do this.
0:48.0	We won in 2008, we voted for Barack Obama.
0:51.0	North Carolina wanted to be a part of history.
0:55.2	As soon as it was announced that President Biden
0:59.0	was not going to be running anymore
1:00.6	and Kamala Harris was going to be the candidate.
1:03.5	All of our democratic delegates themselves got together,
1:09.7	met within hours and voted unanimously to endorse Camille Harris.
1:17.0	And you can't get 163 Democrats in a room and agree on anything.
1:21.8	And they did that. We've had 12,000 volunteers over the last few weeks.
1:28.3	90% of them have been first-time volunteers.
1:33.2	So not only are the poll numbers evening out,
1:36.8	anecdotally you're hearing people with renewed energy.
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