Cooper’s North Carolina Senate bid will put Medicaid front and center

Democrats are hoping health care will be a winning issue across the 2026 midterm elections and see North Carolina as the top potential pickup opportunity in their long-shot play to regain control of the Senate.  

They think Cooper's record as governor — working with and pressuring the GOP-dominated Legislature across two terms until he could expand Medicaid — makes him the perfect messenger.   

In his campaign launch video, Cooper previewed what will likely be a c...