Governor Cooper just canât seem to win for losing these days. The North Carolina Democratic Governor is popular with ordinary citizens, but not so much within the bar and restaurant community. The industry blames him for a wide range of woes since being placed under restrictions enacted in March to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Cooper has implemented a spider web of restrictions that guide the industry on when and how they can serve customers. To some degree these mandates have not favored the private bar industry where they donât serve food to help offset lost alcohol sales and they donât fall under Department of Health and Human Services oversight - which further places them at odds with the governorâs approach to managing the pandemic.Â