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Democratic Senate candidate and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is being ripped as a "complete failure" after hundreds of inmates released under his administration as part of a COVID-era agreement were rearrested on new charges within two years.

This comes as Cooper is locked in a heated Senate race with Republican Michael Whatley that could help determine which party controls the chamber. A spokesperson for Cooper’s campaign dismissed the criticisms as "blatant lies from Republicans," pointing to how the former governor fought the releases in court.…