Former North Carolina Attorney General and Governor Roy Cooper appeared on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" Monday, marking his first television interview since announcing his run for Senate.

Senate Democrats received a massive shot in the arm on Monday as former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced he is a go for the state’s high-stakes Senate race, delivering the party its biggest recruiting victory of the cycle and the hope that it could lead to more in the coming months.

Democrats are likely "thrilled" about the announcement, Jason Roberts, a political science professor at the University of North Carolina, told Newsweek.