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mucholderthandirt

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12. It's not the AG's responsibility, it's the governor's. Stein isn't governor yet, Roy Cooper still has that job.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:54 AM
Oct 2024

Cooper was just on CNN the other day, and he went through what was being done and how the state was responding. There are no questions about it. Everything that can be done is being down. We can't even get to most places because the roads are out.

My brother was called in early to get to Tennessee by his company because they had a load that needed to be delivered ASAP. He's having to drive well out of the way to get around the affected areas, especially as he doesn't want to get in anyone's way. He says even where he's going it's worse than people think.

This is something that's going to be hard to fix. No one is just going to drive up and magically have all the problems solved. Some of the towns and areas in NC may never be viable again. That hurts.

I'm amazed every day because these storms typically come straight up the coast, and this one should have gone right over top of me. I likely wouldn't be here today, if we'd gotten this storm. I weep for the people in Western NC and the other affected states, because they've just seen their lives ruined. I'm grateful that Roy Cooper is still in charge here, and Joe Biden in the White House. If we'd had Trump or someone like him, it would be so much worse.

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