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MW Michael Whatley Michael Whatley Michael Whatley chaired the Republican National Committee from 2024 to 2025.

“Roy Cooper does have a ton of money. It's coming in from all over the country, California, Chicago, New York, you name it. He's bringing it in because Chuck Schumer has recruited him to run in this race because he'll do what exactly Chuck Schumer and the Democrats tell him to do. He's going to be there with Schumer. He's going to be there with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and the rest of them.”

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show · US Politics · September 2026

“Roy Cooper does have a ton of money. It's coming in from all over the country, California, Chicago, New York, you name it. He's bringing it in because Chuck Schumer has recruited him to run in this race because he'll do what exactly Chuck Schumer and the Democrats tell him to do. He's going to be there with Schumer. He's going to be there with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and the rest of them.” — Michael Whatley on Roy Cooper, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Context

Asked by Clay Travis about campaign money, Whatley, Cooper's Republican opponent, argued Cooper's fundraising reflects his ties to national Democrats. From The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, late September 2026.

Transcript

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Around 01:26 into the episode
Michael Whatley

…And so we're just going to keep working out. We've been to all 100 counties. We're having conversations with people in the mountains and on the coast. We're talking to people in the cities. We're talking to people on the farms and everywhere we go. It's a common sense agenda for North Carolina.

Clay Travis

…it feels like have kind of kept the powder dry, so to speak. and not started really spending until post-Labor Day. We certainly are there now. What can you tell us about the plan, the spend? Does the Democrats have more money than you in North Carolina? What's the on-the-ground situation there?

Michael Whatley

Yeah, so Roy Cooper does have a ton of money. It's coming in from all over the country, California, Chicago, New York, you name it. He's bringing it in because Chuck Schumer has recruited him to run in this race because he'll do what exactly Chuck Schumer and the Democrats tell him to do. He's going to be a lockstep vote for the mob. He's going to be there with Schumer. He's going to be there with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and the rest of them. So they are bringing in tons of money, and we do need to help. MichaelWatley.com is where people can go to sign up and support. We held our powder dry until Labor Day, and we're spending now.

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We need to make sure that we keep that going.

Michael Whatley

What I don't want to do is be left in October without the resources that we need to get us over the hump Because this thing is closing so late.

Clay Travis

We're talking with Michael Whatley, big battleground state in North Carolina. How much do you see? This is another aspect of the debate we've been having. How much are you seeing this be a national race versus a North Carolina specific race? And I ask that question because earlier in the show…

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