Well, technically not. A roughly 50/50 turnout resulted in one party controlling the general assembly around census/redistricting time. You cannot make an hones

Well, technically not. A roughly 50/50 turnout resulted in one party controlling the general assembly around census/redistricting time. You cannot make an honest case that it wasn't an aggressive redistricting based on a thin majority, and the governor wouldn't have had to veto anything if this bill didn't make it out of the house (which if would not have, in the pre-redistricting NCGA). The governor is at high risk to lose his reelection to the state AG later this year because of this and his perception of being in the pocket of his former employer (Duke Energy) because of his behavior in several high profile coal fly ash pond industrial accidents. He positioned himself as a social moderate and business friendly, and he has spent all his capital and then some on this. edit: Not sure how this comes off as whining. I am giving an honest account of this bill/the NC political background as I can. You're obviously right, the voters own this in the end.