Roy Cooper Rejects Harris' Plea for a Seconder
'It wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me,' Roy was reportedly saying, but he was in the race to be the president; what an irony.
Theg overnor confirmed the news in a statement on X. The New York Times broke the story on Monday evening, reporting that Cooper informed Harris' team about his decision to withdraw.
It was originally unclear what caused the decision, but Cooper said in a statement released on Monday evening that it "wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me."
"I strongly support Vice President Harris' campaign for President, I know she's going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role.
"This just wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket," the North Carolina Democrat added. "As I've said from the beginning, she has an outstanding list of people from which to choose, and we'll all work to make sure she wins."
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., were reportedly sent vetting materials as well.
John Locke Foundation senior political analyst Mitch Kokai told Fox News Digital earlier on Monday that the North Carolina governor was considered "a good match" for Harris.
"He has won six statewide elections since 2000. That’s an impressive accomplishment for a Democrat in a state that has trended right during the same time period."
The political analyst called Cooper "the Democrats’ brightest star in North Carolina in recent years.
"Cooper offers a clear demographic contrast to Harris, and he also presents a calm, sober, constrained personality that might help counter some of the criticism Harris has faced about her interactions with interviewers and the public," Kokai added
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