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Start free trial →The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show · US Politics · October 2026
Clay Travis speculated about Cooper's national prospects if he wins the North Carolina Senate race, as part of a rundown of the 2026 Senate map on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.
…North Carolina, Roy Cooper is a likely Democrat win in North Carolina. Let me and Michael Watley, we want you to go visit for Michael. Vote from Michael Watley. To be fair, North Carolina has typically not polled well for Republicans. and then Republicans end up winning in North Carolina a lot.
Let me tell you this, Buck.
If Roy Cooper wins this open Senate seat, Roy Cooper might be the Biden of 28. Everybody's talking about Andy Beshear, and, oh, he's the governor of Kentucky, and he's Bill Clinton.
Roy Cooper is way more formidable, Clay, from a far more, I'm not trying to throw any shade at Kentucky, but more important electoral state. Roy Cooper could be the default, the Biden-esque candidate the next time around.
That's real.
I'm not hearing anybody talk about that, but if Roy Cooper wins this battleground Senate seat and he can argue, hey, if I run for president, certainly he's a vice presidential candidate, but if he can argue, I'm going to run for president and North Carolinians will vote for me, then that is a hell…