The Washington Post just ended @dscc's hopes of dragging @RoyCooperNC into running for U.S Senate in 2026 over the weekend.

#NCPOL #NCSEN In a story featuring how several everyday North Carolinians sounded the alarm about the devastation following Hurricane Helene, we learned that Roy Cooper never appointed a “disaster recovery coordinator” to take charge of communicating with federal agencies
#NCPOL #NCSEN

Devastating indictment of Democrat policies.

"A snapshot of 2024 Charlotte crime stats show there have been more homicides, robberies, and aggravated assaults so far this year, compared to this time last year." #NCPOL 🧵
wbtv.com/2024/09/24/cha… In 2023, juvenile crime spiked to the highest levels in Charlotte in the last five years, a mid-year report by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

So far this year, there have been 15 more homicides (80), than they were at this time last year (65).

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