North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein gives a campaign speech outside the student union at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Stein spoke at a kickoff of his gubernatorial campaign's "Students for Stein" movement. With a large fundraising advantage and support from outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper, Stein appears to be the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, which will be decided in the March 5 primary. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) ROXBORO, N.C. – One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina's Democratic ladder. The...