# NC's US Senate race becoming a contest of who can kick out more reporters | Hour 1

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Podcast: [The Pete Kaliner Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show-745212)
Published: 2026-07-24T17:14:10+00:00
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## Resource

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The US Senate race in North Carolina is now dominated by media reporting on how both campaigns are kicking media out of public events. First, it was Republican Michael Whatley barring access to a reporter last month. Now, Democrat Roy Cooper's campaign is doing it, too. Although Cooper is getting almost no criticism for doing so. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the podcast My preferred podcast platform: Spreaker All the links to Pete's Prep are free! Get exclusive content here! Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com

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