Christopher Cooper

“People … in western North Carolina are fairly united that there wasn’t enough done and that Helene relief has been more of a failure than a victory. The question is who they blame for that.”

Christopher Cooper · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24

Christopher Cooper said people in western North Carolina are fairly united that Helene relief has been more of a failure than a victory and the question is who they blame.

“I don’t think it’s to anybody’s political benefit to be tapped as the person who was in charge of Helene recovery – Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian – doesn’t matter,”

Christopher Cooper · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24

Christopher Cooper, a political science professor at Western Carolina University, said being tapped as the person in charge of Helene recovery is not to anybody's political benefit.