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Roy Cooper raises $3.4M in first 24 hours of Senate run
The Hill ^ | 07/29/25 | Julia Manchester

Posted on 07/29/2025 3:57:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) Senate campaign announced it raised more than $3.4 million in the 24 hours since launching Monday.

Cooper’s campaign said it raised $2.6 million for his Senate campaign plus an additional $900,000 for the Democratic Party. Ninety-five percent of the individual donations that came into the campaign in the first 24 hours were $100 or less, according to the campaign.

The former governor’s campaign called the haul “a testament” to Cooper’s “strong and deep support across North Carolina.”

“I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I want to serve as your next United States senator, because, even now, I still believe our best days are ahead,” Cooper said in his campaign launch video.

Cooper jumped into the race for North Carolina’s open seat Monday in what has been called a recruitment win for Democrats. Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced last month that he would not seek another term for office, opening the seat.

The field on the Democratic side of the aisle has cleared for Cooper, with former Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) dropping his bid Tuesday.

“It was an honor to work alongside Gov. Cooper in the state Senate and in Congress,” Nickel said in a statement. “I’ve seen firsthand his steady, bipartisan leadership. He listens, he shows up, and he gets things done.”

A source familiar told The Hill that Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley is set to launch a bid for the seat. The source said President Trump has given his blessing for Whatley to run for the seat after his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, decided against launching a campaign of her own.

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1 posted on 07/29/2025 3:57:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
“I have thought on it and prayed about it..."

Whoa! Wait...what?? A democrat is thinking AND praying? Something ain't right here. I sense a disturbance in the force.
2 posted on 07/29/2025 4:01:48 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: MinorityRepublican

Looks like a lost seat.


3 posted on 07/29/2025 4:03:43 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Fledermaus

Cooper destroyed a LOT of small business during COVID...dumbass women STILL wearing masks around Asheville to this day.


4 posted on 07/29/2025 4:06:45 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Hospitals are the most dangerous place on Earth! Dr. David Williams)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The commie celebs seem to be ready throw their money and their commie massas.


5 posted on 07/29/2025 4:07:12 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Kamala Harris would have been the next Abraham Lincoln". - Jeff "Dumber" Daniels.)
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To: who knows what evil?

Well, it is Ashville.


6 posted on 07/29/2025 4:07:28 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: who knows what evil?

Well, it is Ashville.


7 posted on 07/29/2025 4:07:28 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

and=AT


8 posted on 07/29/2025 4:08:01 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Kamala Harris would have been the next Abraham Lincoln". - Jeff "Dumber" Daniels.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) Senate campaign announced it raised more than $3.4 million in the 24 hours since launching Monday.”

Yeah? Raised it from whom?


9 posted on 07/29/2025 4:10:38 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Here comes Aw sucks Roy. Putting his facade. Women will eat it up. Then his mask will come off after the election.


10 posted on 07/29/2025 4:11:06 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: Fledermaus
Looks like a lost seat.

The GOP sucks. They can't expect Trump to do everything.

The Democrats are in disarray but their organization is superior.

11 posted on 07/29/2025 4:12:45 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
North Carolina has been off track and a sh*tshow ever since Jesse Helms passed away. It's time for the tar heels to get back on track.

12 posted on 07/29/2025 4:13:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Hyman Roth
Here comes Aw sucks Roy. Putting his facade. Women will eat it up.

That formula is effective.

Hillary and Kamala couldn't pull that off.

13 posted on 07/29/2025 4:13:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ninety-five percent of the individual donations that came into the campaign in the first 24 hours were $100 or less, according to the campaign.


according to...................


14 posted on 07/29/2025 4:13:51 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Big-name candidate in a not-so-red state in what is likely to be a blue wave year. He’ll probably be a Senator, unless he really face-plants before November 2026.


15 posted on 07/29/2025 4:22:43 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: MinorityRepublican

“He listens, he shows up, and he gets things done.”
Should read.
“He listens, he shows up, and rides the Democrat rails.”

They would be exchanging one Thom Tillis for another.


16 posted on 07/29/2025 4:27:17 PM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Then repeal the 19th...


17 posted on 07/29/2025 4:28:41 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Hospitals are the most dangerous place on Earth! Dr. David Williams)
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To: Trump20162020

Blue wave year? Doubt it. Denms approval rating is in the toilet.

In NC maybe. It’s an iffy state.


18 posted on 07/29/2025 4:30:21 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Fledermaus

“Never underestimate the stupidity of the voters”
- MIT Obamacare Guy


19 posted on 07/29/2025 4:30:31 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: MinorityRepublican

With all of the bad news for their team the Surrender Monkeys are dancing and whooping it up. Republicans will lose just because Cooper announced!
What issue does he run on?
Where else does his money come from? At least five 80/20 issues will hang around his neck.Cheating will be very difficult if not impossible.
Sing and dance now Surrender Monkeys because truth will hit Cooper in the teeth soon enough.


20 posted on 07/29/2025 4:31:07 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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