Chris Cooper Western Carolina University Political Science Professor
WPTF Afternoon News · WPTF FM 92.9 AM 680
December 29, 20257m 25s
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Show Notes
The retirement of Thom Tillis. The return of Roy Cooper to the political scene and a state Supreme Court race that seemingly wouldn’t end. Those were among the top political stories from 2025, according to Westen Carolina University Political Science professor Chris Cooper. Cooper, author of the book “Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer,” joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the top North Carolina political stories from 2025.