The 2026 North Carolina Senate race is going to be expensive, dirty, full of lies, and contentious. Other than that, it will be great. Among other things, the North Carolina Republican Party wants to make sure that former Governor Roy Cooper runs on his record. That record is questionable at best–he is not the moderate he claims to be.

On Sunday, The Gateway Pundit reported:

A video from the North Carolina Republican Party is shedding light on the troubling tenure of outgoing Governor Roy Cooper, who recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, exposing a record of radical policies and governance failures that have left the state grappling with economic and social issues.

Titled “Radical Roy Cooper’s Real Record,” the ad, posted on YouTube, highlights Cooper’s eight years in office, revealing him to be a far-left nutjob whose decisions have undermined North Carolina’s prosperity and safety.

Cooper is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who has announced that he will not seek reelection.

The video outlines several key criticisms of Cooper’s administration.

“He says he’s a moderate, but Roy Cooper’s record tells a radically different story,” the narrator begins.

The article concludes:

Additionally, the video addresses Cooper’s opposition to law enforcement, citing his resistance to supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which some attribute to a spike in crime rates across the state.

President Donald Trump has already endorsed Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley in the race, though he has not officially announced his candidacy.

I believe that Michael Whatley has announced. Attorney Don Brown has also announced that he is running for Thom Tillis’ Senate Seat as a Republican.