Democratic leaders say new abortion restrictions passed by the North Carolina General Assembly could energize their base going into the 2024 election.

"I think that people need to understand the consequences of their local races," Drew Kromer, Chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party, said.

While Charlotte is heavily democratic, Kromer said democrats underperformed in recent elections.

"Wake County in 2020, their turnout was 56%. And the statewide was 51%. And in Mecklenburg, we were down at 45%," Kromer said.

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