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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Wednesday launched his marketing campaign to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and sought to painting himself as an alternative choice to politicians who “spark division” and “ignite hate.”
The Democrat’s announcement video highlighted homophobic remarks made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a possible Republican rival, in addition to feedback by Robinson suggesting he believes ladies are inferior to males.
“Robinson wants to tell you who you can marry, when you’ll be pregnant and who you should hate. I’m running for governor because I believe in a very different North Carolina,” Stein says within the video. “One rooted in our shared values of freedom, justice and opportunity for everyone.”
Stein described the 1971 firebombing of his civil rights lawyer father’s workplace in Charlotte and drew parallels with the violent 2017 White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in addition to the lethal January 6, 2021, riot on the US Capitol.
“I learned early on that some things are worth fighting for no matter the opposition. Today there’s a different set of bomb throwers who threaten our freedoms and our future, while some politicians spark division, ignite hate and fan the flames of bigotry,” Stein mentioned.
Images from the Charlottesville rally and the 2021 riot on the Capitol flashed on display screen as he described right this moment’s “bomb throwers,” and a number of other pictures of Robinson have been reduce collectively within the video as Stein spoke of politicians who “spark division, ignite hate and fan the flames of bigotry.” Robinson has not launched a marketing campaign for governor however has mentioned it is vitally doubtless he’ll run.
“This is our moment to protect our freedoms and democracy, provide every child a great education and expand economic opportunity to every corner of the state,” Stein mentioned.