The Carolinas (bi‑state region)

Invoked from the cramped urgency of the communications office, The Carolinas register here as a politically charged, bi-state constituency whose collective reaction can widen a local contretemps into a national headache. The phrase lands like a warning — a geographic umbrella that pulls scrutiny beyond South Carolina alone, where rumor, indignation, and partisan memory congeal into reputational risk. In late-night strategy talk the name tightens tone and redirects tactical choices, converting towns and regional audiences into a single, watchful cultural front.