State lawmaker calls for larger 'ReOpen' rallies in Raleigh [View all]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Even as public health leaders are warning Americans against gathering in large groups during the coronavirus pandemic, a North Carolina state senator is calling for a massive rally in Raleigh to push for businesses to be allowed to reopen.
In a May 6 interview with Sen. Carl Ford, R-Rowan, ReOpenNC founder Ashley Smith credited Ford with helping to inspire her to start the group and asked him whether the rallies are working to put pressure on Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to speed up the reopening process.
Ford said the rallies are helping, "but I'd like to see us have 10,000 or 20,000 in Raleigh. That would really get the message across."
The group's largest protest to date has been around 1,000 people.
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