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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 7 MIN

Mitch Kokai, with the John Locke Foundation and the Carolina Journal

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Several key polls show Democratic former Governor Roy Cooper with a double-digit lead over former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley. Mitch Kokai with Carolina Journal says they have Cooper leading by 12.5 percent with Whatley's numbers mostly stagnant since last November. Tony Riggsbee joins Mitch Kokai, with the John Locke Foundation and the Carolina Journal to discuss these new polls.

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