The very latest in Republican negligence:

Fact check: @GeorgeHolding voted to gut coverage protections 47,000 of his constituents with pre-existing conditions need. #NC02 #ncpol

— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) October 23, 2018

This is Trumpcare by the numbers; people with pre-existing conditions are losers and don't deserve good coverage.

Why voting is so important:

As NC rebuilds: last year #Trump ended policy to consider climate science in the design of federally funded projects, incldg mandatory elev of buildings in flood-prone areas. And FEMA removed climate change and sea-level rise from its strategic planning docs #FlorenceNC #ncpol

— MountainTrue (@MtnTrue) October 9, 2018

The science of science is dying, and being replaced by the rhetoric of industry lobbyists. We can start the healing process by taking back the General Assembly in 2018, and finish it by purging the White House in 2020.

Talk about getting it bass-ackwards:

Antipathy to Trump is a motivator for the Democratic base, but Republicans have reasons to turn out, as well — to defend GOP policy gains and, here in NC, to maintain relevance in a state capital with a Democratic governor and Supreme Court. https://t.co/VfBGvJLHJh? #ncpol #ncga

— John Hood (@JohnHoodNC) September 25, 2018

This is a "balance of powers" argument, which (of course) fails to address the invasive elephant in the room: Republicans in the General Assembly have taken numerous steps to erode the powers of that Governor, taking away not only his "relevance" but also his ability to provide a counterpoint to their often regressive policies. And they've taken (or tried to take) similar steps with the NC Supreme Court since that majority flipped as well, not to mention what they've done to the lower courts. And yet John Hood would have us believe those same power-grabbing Republicans need to be re-elected to "contain" the other two branches. That's rather Trumpian, don't you think?

In case you need reminding:

I’ll be voting no for all six constitutional amendments. The ballot language remains incredibly deceptive. #NixAllSix #BreakTheMajority #ncpol

— Wiley Nickel (@wileynickel) September 11, 2018

What Wiley said.

The talk of the town (state):

"Federal judges on Mon. affirmed their earlier decision striking NC’s congressional districts as unconstitutional because Republicans drew them with excessive partisanship," wrote @AP's .@garydrobertson: https://t.co/vCQw7tn266 #ncpol #gerrymandering

— Dianne Saenz (@EnviroDi) August 28, 2018

The timing could have been much better, but the arc of justice follows its own timetable.