. >> the mayor, can you tell us about the la pell? >> this is the official convention pit. the dnc convention that shows lots of people. raising their hands in support of president obama which is going to happen in north carolina this year. >> what are the chances of president obama repeating? >> i feel good about it. >> no, i'm not. it's not a commonly-held view. >> it is. you have to be down on the ground like a mayor. >> for president obama wins north carolina, it will be because of what? >> it will be for several reasons. one, people get that the president walked in and we were losing 750,000 jobs on a monthly basis before he took office. to have the country go from that to 28 months of job growth in a row is a huge accomplishment. they also know that this president is focusing on building the country back up from the middle class out as opposed from the top down. people get that. >> for he wins north carolina, do you think the convention will have helped? >> it will have helped. >> it's a way to get volunteers involved? >> absolutely. let me tell you, north carolina ha