Why Roy Cooper runs is easy

Published July 18, 2025 12:54pm ET



(The Center Square) – As North Carolina politics grasps seat edges and awaits the ultimate duo competing to succeed U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, there is an essence to why there is a wait.

To borrow from “A League of Their Own,” as said by Tom Hanks in the role of baseball manager Jimmy Dugan, “It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it.”

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