Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said Sunday that the 2024 presidential election is a “tough choice” between President Biden and former President Trump.
Cooper said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” that Trump’s strong performance in Saturday’s South Carolina primary should make it clear to voters that they should expect a rematch in the general election. Told.
“This is going to be a rematch between Biden and Trump. And I don’t think many people are thinking about that. But the choice becomes, do we want a president who wakes up every morning and thinks about the American people?” Or do you want a president who wakes up every morning and thinks about himself? That’s going to be a tough choice,” Cooper said.
“But last night showed us that Donald Trump has an iron grip on this Republican Party,” Cooper said of the South Carolina primary results. “And there will be tough choices to be made in November.”
Trump won Saturday’s Republican primary by more than 20 points. According to Decision Desk Headquarters’ Election Results Tracker, 59.8% of voters voted for Trump, while 39.5% voted for his primary opponent, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
South Carolina has long been one of President Trump’s most loyal bases, but Haley hopes to gain traction among voters who helped launch her political career. I expected that.
Cooper pointed to the election results and urged Democrats to anticipate a head-to-head showdown between Biden and Trump and remind voters of Biden’s policy accomplishments at the start of his term.
“Joe Biden’s experience is that he accomplished more in his first two years than most presidents could hope for in two terms. Almost 15 million jobs in the first two years, Small and medium-sized businesses are struggling more than ever with the costs of inflation. Now, inflation is coming down,” he said.
“And what we need to do as Democrats is to inform the American people about these things and help them understand why we have high-speed internet, why we have a water system in rural Sampson County, North Carolina. A forgotten community. People with tears streaming down their cheeks can finally have clean water that doesn’t need to be boiled. “Because we expanded Medicaid in North Carolina and got a Republican Congress to do it, almost 600,000 North Carolinians will have health care,” Cooper added.
“These are very exciting things that are going to be important to everyday people. And everyday people are not talking about what we’re talking about, they’re talking about the politics of this issue. I don’t think they do, and I don’t think they actually realize it, and a lot of them don’t.”
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