Source: Simone Pathe, ROLL CALL, 10/30/19


The fundraising email Tuesday from North Carolina Democrat Scott Cooper put it simply. “This news changes everything,” the subject line read. Cooper, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel, was referring to a court order Monday from three state judges that blocked using the existing congressional map — long challenged as a partisan gerrymander — in 2020.  Cooper is running for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina’s 2nd District, where he’s hoping to take on Republican incumbent George Holding. And he’s not the only one excited about what’s happening.

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