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Contingence state. now, there are con ten -- up and down the passing. >> hb 2 is the most hateful piece of legislation that we have seen attacking our community and many minority communities. >> across north carolina, the country's largest lgbt, civil rights group, the human rights campaign is mobilizing voters. >> people must use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificate. it is discrimination that strip t ed the community of their protection. >> what the governor has did has badly tan issued the state's legislation and causing state millions of dollars. >> i wil...

>> it is the reason why i am here early in the morning, toi t want to repeal hb 2. >> thathb-2. >> many say it is not only controversial but bad for their bottom line. >> that hurts everybody bottom line. it isn't just a liberal business that got hurt by it. nobody is succeeding because of this law. >> in an august poll, 70% of voters call it, quote, bad for north carolina's reputation. the state gop calls it logical. >> a part of reason we're here is hb-2. >> nothing better to do than come from los angeles to talk about it. >> sure. >> you've got to be kidding me. >> why is that ridiculous to...

Diversity, but also of respect for people's safety and privacy. >> reporter: equal rights is one of the most important issues for millenials. at nc state, this woman is working hard to get her peers to the polls. >> what is it like to try to get students to get the information to get out and vote? >> it is challenging. there are 34,000 students here. i think with the stigma of millennial voters, i think it really hit home with hb-2. no, we do care about these issues. we care about how he want to see our government run. >> as we have been saying early in person voting is well underway in the ta...

Bill, gives north carolina a bad reputation. a lot of people feel that it strips protections from lgbt people and one of the people is state rep chris grow. thank you for joining us. >> absolutely. >> do you think this issue in particular is going to drive a lot of people to the polls? >> absolutely. this is tarnished the reputation of north carolina and north carolinians are incredibly opposed to hb-2. we're seeing record numbers of lgbt people. it's the motivating factor in north carolina this cycle. >> reporter: what's the ground game look like for down ballot races, the presidential race, ...

One of the biggest issues driving people to the voters in the tar heel state is something called hb-2. you may better know that as the bathroom law. it was passed this year, requires people to use the restroom that matches the gender on their birth certificate. controversy in north carolina playing out not just in the presidential race by down ballot. the governor is fighting for his political life. see the latest poll there. also the senate race, the republican incumbent is slightly ahead of his democratic challenger. that's one that the democrats badly one. two point lead for clinton. must-w...