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What Roy Cooper’s hoodies say about modern politics

Campaign merch has gone from afterthought to identity badge. Cooper’s new line is just the latest proof

Andrew Dunn
Dec 03, 2025
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I’ve always liked the niche corners of politics. So when Roy Cooper launched a new merch store for his U.S. Senate run yesterday, I clicked mostly out of morbid curiosity.

Sad to say: It’s really freaking good.

I’ve written before about why I think Cooper is one of the most calculating, accountability-averse politicians North Carolina has produced. I spent a year and a half trying to beat him in 2020. I don’t have warm feelings about the man.

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