这位北卡罗来纳州联邦参议院候选人称民主党需要“广泛阵营”，而他正与共和党候选人迈克尔·沃特利展开角逐
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‘温和派’参议院候选人拒绝签署谴责美国民主社会主义者党纲领的文件
在福克斯新闻数字频道获取的视频画面中，罗伊·库珀表示民主党必须采取“广泛阵营”策略
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前北卡罗来纳州州长、民主党联邦参议院候选人罗伊·库珀认为，他所在的政党应采取大帐篷策略，接纳由美国民主社会主义者协会（DSA）支持的新兴社会主义候选人浪潮。
当被问及是否会签署《向美国承诺》这份温和派民主党人发布的、谴责社会主义立场的文件时，库珀表示他不会签署。
“我看不出有这个必要，”库珀在福克斯新闻数字频道获取的视频画面中说道。
“我认为政党需要广泛的光谱，尤其是在共和党正在收缩并进行各种忠诚度测试的当下。我认为我们需要吸纳各类人士加入我们的政党。”
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时任北卡罗来纳州民主党州长的罗伊·库珀于2024年9月10日在宾夕法尼亚州费城接受记者采访（保罗·施泰因豪泽 摄/福克斯新闻）
库珀此番言论之际，他正为填补即将退休的北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯的席位而奔走，并试图争取这个传统上倾向共和党的州的支持。这也引发了一个疑问：温和派民主党人是否认为他们的纲领可以与美国民主社会主义者协会的目标共存。
根据该协会官网信息，美国民主社会主义者协会主张废除美国参议院、建立企业公有制以及废除移民海关执法局（ICE）等立场。
该组织在其官网上阐述了这些政策在实践中的样子。
“你没有债务。你不需要医疗保险。你不用支付抵押贷款或拥有房东，因为舒适的住房是一项人权。你的养老金由公共资金提供。食品、教育、能源、医药和交通都不是营利性企业；它们是公共商品和公用事业，”该组织写道。
库珀并未加入或获得美国民主社会主义者协会的支持，他将自己定位为能够跨越党派合作的候选人。他的竞选团队强调了他在2017年至2025年担任州长期间与共和党控制的州议会合作的能力。
库珀本人驳斥了有关他与美国民主社会主义者协会存在关联的质疑
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北卡罗来纳州州长罗伊·库珀于2024年9月10日周二，在宾夕法尼亚州费城宾夕法尼亚会议中心举行的第二次总统辩论后的 Spin 房间内接受媒体采访。（汉娜·贝尔/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
“郑重声明，没有，”他在接受《纽约时报》采访时被问及是否为共产党员时表示。“我有跨党派合作的记录。北卡罗来纳州民众知道，我会成为一名将他们放在首位的参议员。优先于权力、优先于政党、优先于政治。我相信最终他们会送我去华盛顿。”
当被问及库珀的纲领是否与美国民主社会主义者协会的观点相悖时，库珀的竞选团队拒绝置评，指出他的承诺仅针对选民。
“罗伊唯一的承诺是向北卡罗来纳州人民作出的。罗伊不是社会主义者，他将与任何人合作，包括共和党人，正如他整个职业生涯所做的那样，为辛勤工作的家庭降低成本，为北卡罗来纳州而战，”他的竞选团队告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
一些共和党人对此理由表示怀疑。
德克萨斯州联邦参议员特德·克鲁兹认为，随着支持极左翼的候选人在2026年中期选举初选中异军突起，温和派不敢挑战他们的进步派侧翼。
“这种态势目前很危险，因为他们极度害怕极左翼。目前在意识形态问题上寻求中间立场……成功的前景，尤其是在选举日之前，并不乐观，”克鲁兹在由增长俱乐部和阿诺德风险投资公司主办的能源峰会上表示。
“舒默现在真的很害怕，”他补充道，此处指参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默。
在视频采访中，库珀表示，他认为如果民主党不团结起来，对抗本届政府只会削弱自身力量。
交通闹剧威胁结束民主党州长的任期，罗德岛选民前往投票
北卡罗来纳州州长罗伊·库珀于2024年9月12日周四，在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特的博琼斯竞技场与副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯（未出镜）一同参加竞选活动。（艾莉森·乔伊斯/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
“尤其是现在，我们处境如此艰难，我们此刻正身处战壕之中。我们必须团结在一起才能夺回我们的政府，”库珀说。
“如果我们不团结一致，我们随时可能倒在独裁统治之下。所以，我不认为签署这份文件有必要，”库珀说。
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在赢得民主党提名后，库珀即将进入11月3日的大选，他将与共和党提名者、前共和党全国委员会（RNC）主席迈克尔·沃特利展开对决。
利奥·布里塞诺是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者。此前他曾在《世界杂志》担任记者。
Undercover video exposes Dem Senate nominee’s plan to embrace socialists: ‘Got to be together’
The North Carolina Senate candidate says Democrats need a ‘wide spectrum’ as he faces Republican Michael Whatley
September 10, 2026 7:30pm EDT / Fox News
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‘Moderate’ Senate candidate refuses to sign condemnation of DSA platform
In footage obtained by Fox News Digital, Roy Cooper says the party must take a ‘wide spectrum’ approach
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Roy Cooper, former North Carolina governor and a Democratic candidate for the Senate, believes his party should incorporate a big-tent approach to an emerging wave of socialist candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
When asked if he would sign the Promise to America, a repudiation of socialist stances put out by moderate Democrats, Cooper said he wouldn’t.
“I don’t see any need to,” Cooper said in video footage obtained by Fox News Digital.
“I think the party needs a wide spectrum, particularly at a time when the Republican Party is shrinking and having all kinds of loyalty tests. I think we need to have all kinds of folks to be a part of our party.”
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Then-Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat from North Carolina, speaks with reporters on Sept. 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(Paul Steinhauser – Fox News)
Cooper’s comment comes as he wages a bid to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and win over a historically Republican-leaning state. It also raises questions of whether moderate Democrats believe their platforms can coexist with the aims of the DSA.
The DSA espouses positions like abolishing the U.S. Senate, establishing public ownership of corporations and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to their website.
The group paints a picture of what those policies could look like in practice on its website.
“You have no debt. You don’t need health insurance. You don’t pay a mortgage or have a landlord, because comfortable housing is a human right. Your retirement is publicly funded. Food, education, energy, medicine and transportation aren’t for-profit businesses; they are common goods and utilities,” the group states.
Cooper is not affiliated with or backed by the DSA and has pitched himself as a candidate with an ability to reach across the aisle. His campaign has highlighted his ability to work with a Republican-controlled legislature during his tenure as governor from 2017 to 2025.
In his own words, Cooper has pushed back on questions about being tied to the DSA.
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Roy Cooper, governor of North Carolina, speaks to members of the media in the spin room following the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.(Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“For the record, no,” he told the New York Times on whether he was a Communist. “I have a record of working across the aisle. The people of North Carolina know that I can be a senator that puts them first. Before power, before party, before politics. I feel confident that at the end of the day, they’ll send me to Washington.”
When asked if Cooper’s platform is at odds with the DSA’s views, Cooper’s campaign declined to comment, noting that his commitments are reserved for his constituents.
“The only pledge Roy makes is to the people of North Carolina. Roy is not a socialist and he will work with anyone, including Republicans, as he has done his entire career to lower costs for hardworking families and fight for North Carolina,” his campaign told Fox News Digital.
Some Republicans are skeptical of that reasoning.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, believes moderates are afraid to challenge their progressive flank as candidates championing the far left have surged in the 2026 midterm primaries.
“That dynamic is dangerous right now because they are terrified of the extreme left. Finding a middle ground on ideological issues right now is … the prospects for success, particularly between now and election day, are not high,” Cruz said at an energy summit hosted by Club for Growth and Arnold Ventures on Thursday.
“Schumer is truly terrified right now,” he added, referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
In the video interview, Cooper said he believes the party will only weaken itself in its resistance to the administration if it doesn’t band together.
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Roy Cooper, governor of North Carolina, during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, at Bojangles Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.(Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Particularly now when we’re in such difficult straits and we’re in a foxhole right now. We’ve all got to be together to take our government back,” Cooper said.
“We could fall to the autocracy, anytime we don’t stick together. So, I don’t see the need signing something,” Cooper said.
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Having secured the Democratic nomination, Cooper now heads to the Nov. 3 general election where he faces off against Republican nominee Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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