State Lines: North vs South Carolina

Listening to the Governor of North Carolina talking about the steps they’re taking to suppress the spread of the virus and keep their medical infrastructure from being overwhelmed.

Suddenly a reporter asks, effectively: what do we do about South Carolina? It’s smaller, but the rate of infection seems to be much higher. Are you concerned about our border?

Looked into what North Carolina has been up to, and super impressed. Many of its counties started Shelter in Place more than two weeks ago — and the entire state shut down on Monday. That’s impressive. And a function of leadership from the top.

(Governor McMaster of South Carolina, on the other hand, is dilly dallying — still hasn’t even issued an order for people to stay at home — and his state is going to get slammed as a result.)