Depending on a court ruling, absentee ballots will go out as soon as Friday. As voting kicks off, North Carolina’s leading gubernatorial candidates paid a visit to the Charlotte area.
Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson visited four restaurants to hold meet and greets. Attorney General Josh Stein toured an apprenticeship program.
Thursday morning, Robinson spent an hour going table to table at Famous Toastery in Mooresville introducing himself and taking pictures.
“I think we are going to win this race,” Robinson said. “Everywhere we go in this state, it’s not like it was when I first ran. When I first ran, our support was fragmented. You could just about guess where we would go and folks would recognize us. We can’t go anywhere in this state where we aren’t recognized and loved.”
Robinson is now airing a new ad criticizing Josh Stein on immigration. Next week, the General Assembly will likely reconvene to consider requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE. Robinson says he is in favor