The Democratic Senate candidate is campaigning on his rural upbringing, but his recipe for success is less remarkable than you might think.
Christopher Cooper
Christopher Cooper is the Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University, where he also directs the Haire Institute for Public Policy. His most recent book is Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer. He is not related to Roy Cooper.
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The Billion-Dollar Election That Hasn’t Happened
North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race was expected to shatter records. So far, the money—and the intrigue—have gone elsewhere.

