Opportunity to seize power. there were three things standing in their way up until recently. first of all, they didn't control the legislature, didn't have governor's mansion. they had section 5 of the voting rights act standing in their way. president obama had an unexpected victory in north carolina in 2008. we were so proud of that. after president obama's victory, they were determined to seize p power. 2010 they won the state legislature. 2012, governor mccrory was elected. june 25th, the u.s. supreme court declared section 5 could not be enforced because of the coverage formula. now with ...