Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal for those who think I'm peel

and touch with some reality beyond the gilded pain That's

that done to den, then.

That's John making his breaking new sound, friends.

All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players, performers, and portrayers.

Welcome to an emergency North Carolina limelight breaking news episode of Election Profitmakers.

Your guide to winning and losing money on political outcomes and current events. John, what a day it has been.

Or I should say what a day yesterday was. We're recording this on Friday. Yesterday was a big day

for the center of the political universe, our home state of North Carolina. For those who haven't been following the news,

John, why don't you bring our listeners up to speed on what has transpired or should I say

transposed in North Carolina political news in the last 24 hours?

Rumors started circulating yesterday morning that a big story was coming on

Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson.

I immediately was like, no, there's nothing here.

There's nothing here.

No stories coming.

So I just want to say, for the record, that I was wrong.

So first thing I texted you.

And why were you skeptical?

I just said, oh, this is this is this is just some sort of a head fake from the GOP trying to force him out because it's the last day before somebody can drop out in North Carolina.

Yes. Last night at midnight, or I guess technically this morning at midnight, was the

deadline for taking your name off the ballot, for dropping out of the race.

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