The first Cooper commercial in wide circulation shows an extremely avuncular Roy in a burgundy shirt talking about his small town upbringing. The second one has him looking serious in a suit and talking about how tough he is on crime. What conclusions should we draw from these ads?
Cooper knows that Whatley plans to portray him as weak and woke, because, well, what else does the guy have to run on? Cooper is trying to define himself before his opponent does. Since he is a known commodity in North Carolina politics, that shouldn’t be too difficult.