Hundreds of North Carolinians fought the heat to listen to the conservative themes from speakers at this evening’s Take Back Our State rally outside the Legislative Building.

The video montage below includes comments from: Dallas Woodhouse, Americans for Prosperity North Carolina state director; former N.C. Sen. Robert Pittenger, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor; Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole; Chris Farr of AFPNC; Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity; Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham; Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, Republican candidate for governor (who offered a surprise performance on the kit); House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake; Fox News analyst and GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland; Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach; and Barbara Howe, state Libertarian Party chairwoman.

Click play below to watch the 6:36 highlight clip.