Before Saturday’s one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and a GOP Senate candidate, Michael Whatley, in an advertisement are chiding former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for failing the state.
“Roy Cooper’s botched response effort to Hurricane Helene was a complete disaster that left an estimated $53 billion in damage to businesses, homes, and infrastructure and over 100 people dead,” NRSC Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia wrote in a statement Thursday. “North Carolinians deserve a senator they can trust to show up when it counts, but failed Gov. Roy Cooper abandoned North Carolina families time and again when they needed him most.”
Cooper’s ties to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris stand in stark contrast to Whatley’s close ties to and endorsement from President Donald Trump, making it a key campaign issue for North Carolina voters.
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