HEY TWITTER: remember that horrible, discriminatory NC bathroom bill that targeted our LGBTQ family? Well my mother is running to unseat the man who wrote that bill and as her gay son, I couldn't be happier.
CHECK IT OUT:
MICHIGAN IS FIRED UP TO RE-ELECT
@gretchenwhitmer
โ HUNDREDS showing up in Ann Arbor tonight ๐ฅ
โYou got me?! Cause I got you Wolverines!โ
#MIGov
Totally normal behavior from a private school that has received almost $483,000 from NC taxpayers โย sending a cease and desist letter to a reporter who was... trying to figure out if the school exists
And GOP wants to funnel $4B more into vouchers
#ncpol
โYou all have the best Governor in the country right here in NC.โ
-
@POTUS
during todayโs announcement of an $82M investment to expand access to affordable, high-speed internet across North Carolina ๐ง๐ปโ๐ป
#ncpol
NEW THIS MORNING: Michiganders are reading a full page open letter from prominent MI Republicans in The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press about why they're voting for
@gretchenwhitmer
:
"We are Republicans, but we are Michiganders first."
#MIGov
An online disinformation campaign by the LG during an unprecedented crisis is unhelpful, causes confusion in areas with limited communications and potentially puts lives at risk. State, federal & local partners are leading a massive, coordinated response to a catastrophic storm.
When Hurricane Helene was on its way to North Carolina, Gov. Cooper was too busy hob-knobing with rich folks in New York to care about preparing for the storm.
Now Democrats like Cooper, Josh Stein & Joe Biden want to hide behind bureaucratic resolutions that pass automatically
RALEIGH:
@NC_Governor
joins
@SecretaryPete
to announce historic $1.09 billion to build a faster passenger rail line from Raleigh to Richmond.
NCDOT also received 7 Corridor ID grants to expand rail service to cities like Asheville and Wilmington.
FULL SPEED AHEAD! ๐
#ncpol
โIโm worried that women will die,โ
@NC_Governor
said.
All we need is one Republican with a conscience. One Republican who believes the doctors. One Republican who will keep their promise to protect women's health.
#ncpol
NEW: In new video,
@NC_Governor
outlines overwhelming evidence of what's at stake with the GOP's unaccountable dangerous voucher expansion โย $4 BILLION in taxpayer money going to private schools that don't have to tell anyone how they're spending it.
#ncpol
Their PLAN is to gut public schools and they're not shy about admitting it.
They're telling us exactly why they're pushing this voucher program - to rip away funding from hardworking teachers and schools while leaving students and families out to dry.
#ncpol
Last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger directly acknowledged that the legislatureโs private school voucher expansion is funded through cuts to public schools.
10 AM: apply to job
10:30 AM: wonder why job hasn't emailed me yet
10:45 AM: convince myself job isn't interested and i am unqualified
11 AM: research living on a vineyard in france
11:30 AM: make scrambled eggs and rent an early 2000s movie
~ LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT DAILY ~
Proud to start today as Press Secretary for
@NC_Governor
โ so excited to work for the best governor in the country and going home to NC is a dream come true.
Headin' down south to the land of the pines โ send me your best Raleigh recs if you've got 'em!
#ncpol
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NEW:
@NC_Governor
announces over 500,000 North Carolinians have enrolled in Medicaid to get lifesaving care in JUST SEVEN MONTHS since Medicaid expansion began in Dec.
โWe never, ever gave up and thatโs why weโre standing here today - getting people the care they need.โ
#ncpol
NEW: This week,
@NC_Governor
will travel across NC to expose this dangerous abortion ban - specifically to Mecklenburg and New Hanover counties, home of several GOP legislators who promised to defend women's reproductive freedom.
They still have time to keep that promise.
#ncpol
This week,
@NC_Governor
traveled across the state to do what Republican legislators did not when they passed SB20 - hear from doctors, clinic advocates, and show the public what is truly in this dangerous abortion ban.
#ncpol
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WILMINGTON:
@NC_Governor
holds discussion with doctors, advocates and patients to continue exposing SB20 as the dangerous abortion it is.
โTheyโve tried to paint this as a โreasonableโ 12 week ban โ it is not. This bill is an effective ban on access to abortion in NC.โ
#ncpol
For 615 days, Senator Collins has REFUSED to answer whether or not she supports President Trump's campaign, but she's more than happy to pander to his base in Maine to get re-elected โ looks like she had a fun Saturday morning!
#mepolitics
#MESen
Hundreds of people fired up at State Capitol as NC Supreme Court begins unprecedented rehearing of the Leandro case at the demand of legislative leaders as the next step in the GOP's concerted effort to dismantle NC's strong public schools, hurting families and children
#ncpol
Nobody in North Carolina has fought longer and harder for Medicaid expansion than
@NC_Governor
โ from Day 1, his tenacity and determination helped forge an unlikely coalition to make this happen and save lives.
A new day for health care in NC.
#ncpol
Quick update!
Iโve joined the badass team at
@gretchenwhitmer
as Deputy Communications Director to help re-elect an incredible leader protecting reproductive freedom, improving public education, and strengthening critical infrastructure in Michigan ๐ซ
LETโS GO
#MIgov
#MIpol
I was thinking about cleaning my house and then Juice came on (cc
@lizzo
) and suddenly it was 3:15 minutes later and I was out of breath and my entire kitchen was cleaned
NOW:
@NC_Governor
celebrates increased ridership on NCโs passenger trains and addition of a train to the RDUโCLT route before jumping on the train to Greensboro himself!
Getting North Carolinians from point A to point B โ especially during the holidays!
ALL ABOARD ๐ซก
#ncpol
NORTH CAROLINA HAS EXPANDED MEDICAID.
As of today, 600,000+ people are newly eligible for health care โ including Penny Wingard, who has struggled for years finding care she can afford.
This morning,
@NC_Governor
handed her an insurance card to finally get that care.
#ncpol
@rahulk013
@theferocity
if it makes you feel better, I sat next to a guy who ghosted me and his new boyfriend during the Call Me By Your Name premiere... it was fab
๐จ NEW: VP Joe Biden endorses
@SaraGideon
โ
"We need to make progress on health care, the climate crisis, criminal justice reform, our courts, and so much more. And to do that, I need Sara Gideon in the U.S. Senate."
#mepolitics
#MESen
A fun lil personal update โ I moved to DC last week and am back in the capital city! Clearly DC wanted to remind me it can rival Maine sunrises, and Barley has already claimed his fave spot. ๐ถ
Lmk if youโre in DC too and want to go on a walk / meet Barley / get coffee soon!!
A 50-50 Senate would mean a lot of things, but one of them is that Susan Collins will no longer be able to kill progressive legislation or express her concerns in an impactful manner and I wonder if she'll be able to function without the headlines she so desperately craves
Used the link
@realDonaldTrump
just tweeted out to find my polling location in NC and got a message saying there were no Election Day locations near me. There is a polling place within a 5 min drive.
This is ACTIVE VOTER SUPPRESSION and THE PRESIDENT IS DOING IT.
BREAKING:
@NC_Governor
instructs NC Emergency Management to prepare for a VERY important dignitary's arrival in North Carolina.
Santa's coming to town! ๐๐๐
#ncpol
For all of the hand-wringing and concern about if North Carolinians will adopt EVs,
@NC_Governor
announced today that NC reached our initial goal of registering 80,000 zero-emission vehicles TWO YEARS EARLY.
NC continues to be the clean energy epicenter โก๏ธ
#ncpol
EAST LANSING:
@gretchenwhitmer
and
@garlin
close out their 18-day statewide road trip with 600+ fired up Michiganders on MSUโs campus โ tomorrow, we GET IT DONE! ๐ช๐ผ
#MIGov
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NOW:
@NC_Governor
announces a *record-breaking* total of $409M in direct in-state spend by film and TV productions in North Carolina at
@euescreengems
studio in Wilmington.
โWe are bringing the film and TV industry BACK to North Carolina!โ
Iโm sorry just still thinking about how fucking good it feels that the VP will now be someone who doesnโt support sending me to a camp to change my sexual orientation
NEW:
@NC_Governor
signs major conservation Executive Order at Falls Lake setting historic goals including:
๐ณ permanently conserve 1 MILLION new acres of forests + wetlands
๐งrestore 1 MILLION new acres of forests + wetlands
๐ฑ plant 1 MILLION new trees in urban areas
#ncpol
NEW:
@NC_Governor
announces NC Medicaid will cover oral contraceptive Opill at pharmacies statewide โ starting 8/1, Opill will be available over the counter through local and retail pharmacies without a prescription ๐ช๐ผ
#ncgov
DETROIT:
@gretchenwhitmer
,
@garlin
and
@PeteButtigieg
on the road today firing up volunteers and reminding them of whatโs at stake in this election โ before they head out and KNOCK DOORS!
#MIGov
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Coming home at the merriest of times โ excited to get back to work as Deputy Communications Director for
@NC_Governor
and return to the land of the longleaf pine! ๐ฒ
#ncpol
โIโve been defending at an abortion clinics for 2.5 years. Iโve seen people come from all walks of life for care. We need to STOP this monster abortion ban so NC can keep providing critical care.โ -Tina Marshall, Founder of
@BlackBadl
#ncpol
โEvery person should be able to get the care they need from a provider they trust in their own community with dignity and respect. My patients should be able to make the decisions on whatโs best for them - NOT Republican legislators.โ -
@DrKFarris1
#ncpol
This morning,
@NC_Governor
signed two bills to strengthen protections for women, children and families in NC. ๐ช๐ผ
- HB 608 protects incarcerated women during and after pregnancy and labor
- HB 769 strengthens parent-child bonds and makes improvements to our foster care system
NEW:
@NC_Governor
releases FY24-25 budget to secure NCโs bright future, including:
๐$1B in public ed instead of more taxpayer-funded private school vouchers
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ 8.5% teacher pay raise
๐งธ$745M in child care & early childhood ed
๐ฒmajor funding for conservation & resilience
#ncpol
GIBSONVILLE:
@NC_Governor
holds third roundtable this week with doctors, patients and advocates on the dangers of extreme abortion ban SB20.
โThis goes beyond a twelve week ban. This bill is an effort to effectively cut off access to abortion care.โ
#ncpol
CANTON:
@NC_Governor
and
@FLONC
shopped in several downtown stores following the closure of the paper mill earlier this week to encourage North Carolinians to support small businesses in this community
#ncpol
WINSTON-SALEM:
@NC_Governor
and
@SecretaryPete
join the Salem Parkway groundbreaking โ a 1.3 mi walking trail made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will connect neighborhoods and business districts while improving quality of life in W-S ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
#ncpol
The Republican Party is unified in its assault on womenโs reproductive freedom and they will answer for that next year when every single legislative seat is up.
As they keep attacking fundamental rights,
@NC_Governor
will never back down.
#ncpol
GIBSONVILLE: Dr. April Miller, an OBGYN at Atrium Health, said, "Abortion is essential health care. This bill will severely hinder my ability to take care of my patients and negatively impact the patient and physician relationship.โ
#ncpol
Today was very special. Getting to kick things off at our Pride Month reception and bringing my parents to the Executive Mansion for the first time โ so grateful every day to be on a team dedicated to making NC more inclusive and welcoming at every turn.
Happy Pride! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
This morning I spoke with Republican leaders across the state and made it clear: This is an election about policies, not personalities. Now is not the time for intra-party squabbling and nonsense.
We have 41 days to make our case - we canโt do it without all hands on deck.
ASHEVILLE:
@NC_Governor
visits Hall Fletcher Elementary School to spotlight NCโs strong public schools and celebrate our teachers and educators who are setting up students for success ๐
Under GOP voucher plan, Buncombe Co + ACS would lose $5.5M in public ed funding
#ncpol
Me the past month:
Met at a party once in 2017?
Responding to your Instagram story
Interned together five years ago?
Responding to your Instagram story
Donโt even really know how we met?
Responding to your Instagram story
NEW:
@gretchenwhitmer
launches Public Safety Officials for Whitmer โ 200+ current & former sheriffs, prosecutors, firefighters and others who are supporting the Governorโs re-election because of her long track record investing in and strengthening MIโs law enforcement ๐ช๐ผ
#MIgov
Endlessly honored to have worked for such an incredibly humble, gracious, and compassionate person in
@SaraGideon
.
And as she said, the workโs not done.
#mepolitics
the same guy who just chatted me on Grindr asking for pics made a facebook group in sixth grade called โjoin if jordan monaghan is gay LOLโ
so yeah, you could say that bitch reaped what he sowed
WATCH ON
@VelshiMSNBC
: Amid shouted thank you's and resounding cheers,
@NC_Governor
vetoes extreme abortion ban SB20 to protect women's reproductive freedom in North Carolina
#ncpol
โThis bill imposes intrusive, burdensome and unreal restrictions on providers to cut off access to abortion across the state. This is about CONTROLLING the women of North Carolina.โ -
@JoshStein_
#ncpol
THIS AM:
@NC_Governor
visited a vaccine clinic drive-thru in Nash County โ a strong partnership between a McDonaldsโs franchise and the local health department where people can get their shot and a coupon for a free burger. ๐
CHARLOTTE: โWe just do not want to go backward,โ said Dr. John Allbert, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who treats high-risk pregnant people. โIโm begging. Please do not make North Carolina go backwards.โ
#ncpol
HAPPENING NOW:
@NC_Governor
announces
@Amgen
will build a new facility in Holly Springs that will create 355 new jobs and invest $550 million in the community
HAPPENING NOW:
@NC_Governor
joins
@RepDavidEPrice
,
@USDOTFRA
Administrator Bose and others to announce a nearly $58M grant to build the Raleigh to Richmond
@Amtrak
corridor โ filling a critical link to completing the buildout of the Southeast Corridor
#ncpol
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NEW THIS AM:
@NC_Governor
and
@RepDavidEPrice
visited the Community School for People Under Six in Carrboro and announced $805 million in new funding for NCโs early childhood educators to help them recover from the pandemic, get parents back to work and grow the stateโs economy.
Just one of MANY mayoral, city council and school board wins tonight for
@NCDemParty
across the state from Haywood down to Mecklenburg and over to New Hanover.
It starts from the ground โ the people are fired up yโall
#ncpol
Big: down in Wilmington, it looks like the Democrats just pulled off a clean sweep of the city council, flipping a Republican seat and holding an open one. ILM city council now goes to 5-2 for the Democrats.
Republicans also failed (again) in the Carolina Beach mayorship.
#ncpol
NEW:
@NC_Governor
,
@LeaderReives
,
@DanBlueNC
, legislators & advocates outline bill to stop private school voucher expansion.
โThe GOP has concocted a myth that public schools are failing our students. They have it twisted. GOP legislators are failing our public schools.โ
#ncpol
WILMINGTON: โItโs hard for me to say anything about this bill is encouraging because itโs not,โ OBGYN Dr. Chelsea Ward said. โItโs vague language, itโs restricting language. It dismisses every family in North Carolina.โ
#ncpol
The Governor did misspeak - it's actually more.
Under your plan, the $250 raise for veteran teachers is over two years. Over that period of time, millionaires could receive $6,492 in taxpayer money for private school vouchers.
Thanks for highlighting that!
#ncpol
Gov. Cooper's bold new strategy to remain relevant is brazenly lying to the press and public.
He's lying about the Opportunity Scholarship expansion bill to gin up artificial outrage about a proposal a majority of North Carolinians support.
#ncga
#ncpol
TODAY:
@gretchenwhitmer
joined prominent MI Republicans in Grand Rapids to announce the launch of Republicans for Whitmer โ her long record of bipartisan work getting things done brings people of all party affiliations together
#MIGov
GREENSBORO:
@NC_Governor
celebrates former Chief Justice Henry Frye and Shirley Frye at the unveiling of their statue in Center City Park.
Among many incredible and trailblazing accomplishments, Chief Justice Frye was the first Black Chief Justice of NC Supreme Court
#ncpol
It's a beautiful day to VOTE FOR
@SaraGideon
๐
Voting from home is the EASIEST and SAFEST way to vote this election โ request your ballot at today! ๐ณ๏ธ ๐ซ
#mepolitics
#MESen
CARTERET CO:
@NC_Governor
visits East Carteret High School and tours classrooms โ including culinary arts ๐ฅ โ to highlight how strong public schools build strong communities.
Under voucher expansion, Carteret Co public schools could lose OVER $1M in education funding
#ncpol
TODAY:
@NC_Governor
joins
@SecBecerra
,
@KodyKinsley
and several North Carolinians who have now gotten critical health care thanks to Medicaid expansion.
โItโs a huge relief.โ
Almost 360,000 North Carolinians have newly enrolled in Medicaid since December.
#ncpol
As I sit here crying with happiness that I can no longer be fired for being gay, I will also never โ EVER โ forget that Kavanaugh is ONLY on the court thanks to Senator Collins.
She is NOT a friend of the LGBTQ+ community, no what empty words she uses.
#mepolitics
so great to finally meet
@PeteButtigieg
and hear more about his ideas of freedom, democracy & security โ including the Douglass plan (released this morning!) specifically focused on achieving racial equity through extensive structural change ๐บ๐ธ
ANN ARBOR:
@gretchenwhitmer
spoke to hundreds of Michiganders tonight about her record of progress moving the state forward.
โThere is so much at stake โ climate change, choice, democracy are on the ballot this yearโฆ Letโs keep doing this work together.โ
#MIgov
NEW Q2 NUMBERS FROM
@SaraGideon
:
โ $9 million+
โ Nearly 13,500 Maine donors to date
โ 95% of donations under $200
Our grassroots movement has only gotten ***STRONGER*** to defeat Senator Collins and elect Sara in the fall.
LET'S DO THIS THING ๐ช
#mepolitics
Tonight, Senator Collins:
- said there is no systemic racism in Maine
- laughed & said she โdidnโt take a pollโ of Mainers on Kavanaugh
- AGAIN refused to answer if she supports Trump
Mainers deserve SO MUCH better โ which is why they will elect
@SaraGideon
.
#mepolitics
Today,
@NC_Governor
welcomed Olympians and Paralympians to the Governorโs Mansion to celebrate their accomplishments at the games this summer and tell them how proud they made North Carolina on the world stage! ๐บ๐ธ
Today was my last day at
@precisionstrat
& one tweet is not enough to share the gratitude, appreciation and respect I have for this place + people. So proud to have been part of an incredible team โค๏ธ (stay tuned for next steps ๐ค๐ป)
#DOouts
Susan Collins talks to
@burgessev
about Schumer rift: "Why Chuck seems to be going out of his way to alienate the most bipartisan member of the Senate is a mystery to me"
Schumer and Collins have not spoken, post-election
via
@politico
RALEIGH:
@NC_Governor
joins
@SecretaryPete
and others for the first groundbreaking of the S-Line project that will revolutionize passenger rail in the Southeast Corridor.
Groundbreaking comes less than 7mos after the project was announced โ NC is getting the job done!
#ncpol