Purple Ballot: New book 'Anatomy of a Purple State' dissects NC government and politics

By Jeff Tiberii,

Published September 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT

Chris Cooper, author of 'Anatomy of a Purple State'

When national politics dominate the headlines, voters may lose sight of what’s happening closer to home. But Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper says we’d be better off knowing more about North Carolina politics because state politics is “where it happens.”

Cooper talks to co-host Jeff Tiberii about his new book Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer.

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Chris Cooper, Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy, Western Carolina University

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Jeff Tiberii

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.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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