Under the Dome podcast: Politics professor Chris Cooper on what to expect in 2023

This week on The News & Observer’s politics podcast, Under the Dome, Dawn Vaughan talks with Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper.

At WCU, Cooper is also director of its Public Policy Institute. He has been frequently interviewed by media about the 2022 election, but in this episode we find out how he got into politics and that time he played basketball with now-UNC men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis.

Looking ahead, Vaughan and Cooper discuss what the dynamics will be in the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2023 long session — between the House and Senate, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger, and the political parties.

Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Spoilers: one is about Election Day and the other is about holiday parade season.

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