A fascist coup has taken place in North Carolina

[moose65]

19. Your take is spot-on

The NC Dem party has been asleep at the wheel for a decade. They have a new, young chair this year, so I am hopeful things might change.

I think you meant 2022, not 2020, in your post. And you're right - I looked on the State Board of Elections website, and there were 30 state house seats that were uncontested by Dems in 2022. A majority is 61, so we conceded half of their majority right off the bat!

As far as relying too much on the urban vote, I wish that were true! Turnout in urban counties was awful in 2022. Wake County, home of supposedly the most politically involved people in the state, had turnout of 56%. Mecklenburg County was at 45%, and Guilford County was right around 50%. Better turnout in just those three counties would have probably given us Senator Beasley and possibly could have saved the Supreme Court, too.

The NC Dems have a long way to go. They need a long-term, 100-county strategy. Voter turnout is the key to EVERYTHING.