Roy Cooper

And then they're even having to dip into their retirement account.

just simply to make ends meet.

That tells us we have a massive problem where inflation, the cost of living is simply outpacing people's paychecks right now.

And we have to do something about that.

First, you need someone who cares about it.

I mean, this administration, along with my opponent, Michael Whatley,

I'll tell you the bad thing for me about Michael Whatley is that he will do and say whatever this president tells him to do and say.

And that is gonna bring down hundreds of millions of dollars on my head.

We've already seen two Republican groups say that they're gonna place almost $100 million in ads against me in this race.

The good thing for me is that Michael Whatley will do and say whatever this president tells him to do and say.

Therefore, he is saying things like,

Prices are down, we've defeated inflation, the economy's great, everything is fine.

And we have seen that from this administration that if you can't recognize a problem, then how are you gonna fix it?

And the people in North Carolina know it's a problem because they're having to face it every day.

A story I heard the other day, and I've heard this more than once, people going to the grocery store, they go every week, they get the same thing for their family.

That cash register is going up and up.

And a guy was telling me about a family ahead of them went through and the total came up and they said, that can't be right.

And the clerk said, yeah, I'm afraid it's right.

And it's painful to watch a family remove things from a grocery basket cart and put it back on the shelf because they can't afford it.

That's wrong on multiple levels.