Roy Cooper, former North Carolina governor and a Democratic candidate for the Senate, believes his party should incorporate a big-tent approach to an emerging wave of socialist candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). When asked if he would sign the Promise to America, a repudiation of socialist stances put out by moderate Democrats, Cooper said he wouldn’t. "I don’t see any need to," Cooper said in video footage obtained by Fox News Digital.
"I think the party needs a wide spectrum, particularly at a time when the Republican Party is shrinking and having all kinds of loyalty tests. I think we need to have all kinds of folks to be a part of our party." FLORIDA BOARD VOTES TO BAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM PUBLIC COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Cooper’s comment comes as he wages a bid to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and win over a historically Republican-leaning state.
It also raises questions of whether moderate Democrats believe their platforms can coexist with the aims of the DSA. The DSA espouses positions like abolishing the U.S. Senate, establishing public ownership of corporations and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to their website.
The group paints a picture of what those policies could look like in practice on its website. You don’t need health insurance. You don’t pay a mortgage or have a landlord, because comfortable housing is a human right.
Your retirement is publicly funded. Food, education, energy, medicine and transportation aren’t for-profit businesses; they are common goods and utilities," the group states. Cooper is not affiliated with or backed by the DSA and has pitched himself as a candidate with an ability to reach across the aisle.
His campaign has highlighted his ability to work with a Republican-controlled legislature during his tenure as governor from 2017 to 2025. In his own words, Cooper has pushed back on questions about being tied to the DSA. TRUMP HERALDED AS GOP 'KINGMAKER' AFTER LOUISIANA SENATE RESULTS RATTLE PARTY ESTABLISHMENT "For the record, no," he told the New York Times on whether he was a Communist.
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