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How Joe Biden’s exit from 2024 race impacts North Carolina

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night party in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
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President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris after viewing the Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. She's already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden's ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

Election Day is fifteen weeks away. The Democratic Party is seeking to carry out a political pivot never-before-seen in American campaigning, and a long-established North Carolina leader could be a key piece in this politics puzzle.

In our latest edition of the "Purple Ballot" series, co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with Colin Campbell, WUNC’s Capitol Bureau Chief, and Chris Cooper, Political Science Professor at Western Carolina University, who offer analysis from a North Carolina perspective.

Guests

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

Chris Cooper, Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.