Fresh off a victory for reelection, Chairman Michael Whatley fires up the crowd ahead of Trump’s speech. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention The intro #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention

NCGOP Chair and Vice Chair vote, the main party business during the afternoon business session, is underway. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention Supporters of the Chair candidates making speeches now. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention

Whatley, introducing former VP Pence, calls him "one of the most consequential conservatives in American history," noting Pence's tenure as firebrand Congressman, Governor, and Vice President. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention Also a callback to Pence's famous "Christian, Conservative, and Republican in that order" line. #NCGOP #NCGOPConvention

Chairman Michael Whatley opens tonight’s Old North State Dinner at the NCGOP Convention featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention .@RonDeSantis takes the stage in Greensboro #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention

I took this picture exactly one year ago from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh.

358 days later, media outlets have still not been allowed back. Next Tuesday marks one calendar year of virtual press briefings.

Where are the First Amendment advocates?
#NCPOL #NCGOV Comparing and contrasting Cooper with another governor, Florida's Ron DeSantis, is quite stark.

Cooper holds one, sometimes two, virtual press briefings per week.

Since Mar. 1, DeSantis has held 13 live briefings in 13 cities across his state - but that's not all. #NCPOL #NCGOV

Based on NCDHHS numbers it would appear that there are NO active COVID-19 cases today. #NCPOL #COVID19NC A caveat to that:

- The daily case counts maintain a gray area from 3/10 through 3/15 for lab reports. #NCPOL #COVID19NC