What Cary, a small town in North Carolina, means for US mid-term elections and everyone else in Europe

Cary is a small town in North Carolina. Downtown has a library, an Amtrak train station, a beautiful park with a fountain, a post office, an art house cinema, and a single main street with wide sidewalks that divides it in two. Taipei 101, a Taiwanese takeout on East Chatham Street serves up generous portions of tasty food. I’ve been there myself a few times. The town is also around a 30-minute drive to the state’s capital city, Raleigh, where former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper is facing Donald Trump’s hand-picked Michael Whatley for a Senate seat in the US mid-term elections. I first came across Cooper’s name (as a candidate) in March when I saw it posted on somebody’s fence at a stop light in Cary. Some of the pro-Cooper slogans included “Truth over Lies, Hope over Fear”, “Pro-Woman, Pro-Child, Pro-Choice”, and “ICE out for Good”. Others railing against Trump and his election interference could be seen standing at various street corners in Cary holding up “No King” signs. To read this story, log in or subscribeEnjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a subscriber for as low as €1,75 per week.Read without limitsAlready a subscriber? Login