Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the 2024 North Carolina governor’s race. Kokai offered these comments during the March 1, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses 2024 NC governor’s race
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