Election 2024

VIDEO: NC Democratic National Convention delegates ‘represent the new South’

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Another reason why the roll call at the national political conventions is probably the most fun part.

“We represent a new South.”

During the roll call portion of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday in Chicago, North Carolina Democrats cast their votes for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

And they did it in style, with a shout out to North Carolina’s past, present, and future, with with an assist from Petey Pablo’s “Raise Up.”

Check it out below.

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