Thank you, Charlotte! Thank you, North Carolina! North Carolina has 16 electoral votes. And those votes will not be won by playing it safe. They will be won by showing up, speaking truth, and fighting for every family in this state. **Let me start with voting rights.** I signed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. I restored the protections that were gutted in 2013. I made it easier to vote, not harder. But the other side wants to undo it all. **Second: Clean energy.** North Carolina is leading the way on clean energy. Solar, wind, battery manufacturing — the jobs of the future are here. I invested in those jobs. I protected the workers who build them. But the other side wants to take us backward. **Third: The cost of living.** You feel it every week. The squeeze. Your rent goes up. Your grocery bill climbs. Your paycheck stays the same. I capped rent increases. I raised the minimum wage. I lowered prescription drug costs. But the other side wants to undo it all. **To the Black voters:** You are the backbone of this party. I will fight for you. **To the suburban women:** You are the deciders. I will protect your rights. **To the young people:** You are the future. I will fight for you. **To everyone in this room:** Vote like North Carolina depends on it — because it does. Vote like your voice depends on it — because it does. Vote like your future depends on it — because it does. I'm Paletuatoa Peniamina. I believe in you. I will fight for you. And together, we will finish what we started. Thank you, Charlotte. Now let's go save America