Tragedy Used in Political Ads | Charlotte News

Two emotional ads in North Carolina’s Senate race are using heartbreaking stories of fathers losing kids to violence to attack Roy Cooper’s prison release policies — but political analysts warn voters to dig beneath the emotion. One ad centers on Logan Federico’s 2025 murder in South Carolina, yet frames it as a broader critique of NC’s COVID-era prison settlement program. Records show the accused likely weren’t eligible for that program — one was in South Carolina’s system, another was a juvenile at the time. Cooper’s team calls the ads false and misleading, backed by fact-checkers, while Whatley’s camp insists voters can still oppose Cooper’s crime record regardless of where the tragedy occurred. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cf707374e2b6fbb5