Chris Cooper /tags/chris-cooper Chris Cooper en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:47:11 GMT North Carolina, New York will factor into which party seizes control of Congress in 2024 /politics/2023-08-08/north-carolina-new-york-factor-party-control-congress-2024 Republicans in North Carolina and Democrats in New York are preparing to redraw political maps. The resulting boundaries could yield off-setting results in the 2024 Congressional elections. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:47:11 GMT /politics/2023-08-08/north-carolina-new-york-factor-party-control-congress-2024 Rusty Jacobs Former Gov. Pat McCrory leads push to get 'No Labels' party on NC ballots /politics/2023-07-12/pat-mccrory-no-labels-party-north-carolina-ballots-2024-election A new political party is close to getting on the ballot in North Carolina. But the party is facing hurdles at the State Board of Elections, and it’s not sure if it will have a presidential candidate next year. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:55:11 GMT /politics/2023-07-12/pat-mccrory-no-labels-party-north-carolina-ballots-2024-election Colin Campbell Closing in on the primary /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2022-05-11/closing-in-on-the-primary With less than a week until the May 17th primary, early voters have turned out in very strong numbers. They are choosing major party nominees in an open U.S. Senate race, as well as in heated contests for Congress. Former Congressional staffer Doug Heye and political scientist Chris Cooper discuss what to make of early voting, and what it takes to unseat an incumbent such as Madison Cawthorn. Wed, 11 May 2022 21:13:25 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2022-05-11/closing-in-on-the-primary Jeff Tiberii Term limits are not the answer /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2022-02-23/term-limits-are-not-the While popular with many Americans, term limits on elected officials have not yielded the results some had once hoped. On this episode of the ąĎÉńapp Politics Podcast, Western Carolina University Professor Chris Cooper discusses what has been learned from the fifteen states that do impose legislative term limits, and why they are ultimately ineffective. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:08:51 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2022-02-23/term-limits-are-not-the Jeff Tiberii Cooper's Missing Coattails /politics/2020-11-11/coopers-missing-coattails Down-ballot Democrats struggled in North Carolina’s 2020 elections. While Gov. Roy Cooper garnered a hefty lead over his challenger, Republicans furthered… Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:33:47 GMT /politics/2020-11-11/coopers-missing-coattails Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio Things You Need To Know About The N.C. Council Of State /politics/2020-09-15/things-you-need-to-know-about-the-n-c-council-of-state The North Carolina Council of State is one of two collective bodies that make up the state’s executive branch. It consists of 10 elected positions,… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:00:44 GMT /politics/2020-09-15/things-you-need-to-know-about-the-n-c-council-of-state Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio Things You Need To Know About The N.C. Council Of State /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-15/things-you-need-to-know-about-the-n-c-council-of-state The North Carolina Council of State is one of two collective bodies that make up the state’s executive branch. It consists of 10 elected positions,… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:00:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-15/things-you-need-to-know-about-the-n-c-council-of-state Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio Candidates With More Cash Could Have Advantage In Election Impacted By COVID-19 /politics/2020-07-23/candidates-with-more-cash-could-have-advantage-in-election-impacted-by-covid-19 Millions of dollars are pouring into the political campaigns that will ultimately determine control of the North Carolina Legislature.Recent campaign… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 13:07:06 GMT /politics/2020-07-23/candidates-with-more-cash-could-have-advantage-in-election-impacted-by-covid-19 Jeff Tiberii