‘Wow. Just… wow’: Political scientist Chris Cooper on North Carolina’s historic 2026 midterms

States Newsroom · November 4, 2026

Tectonic. Generational. A Blue-nami. A bloodbath. Just a few of the terms out there today as people in North Carolina, around the country — and around the world — try to make sense of what just happened in American politics. North Carolina had arguably one of the biggest shifts in the country — our U.S. House…

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