David Byrne Documents North Carolina Election Work in New Essay

David Byrne Documents North Carolina Election Work in New Essay

In a new essay on his website, David Byrne recounts his recent work getting out the vote in North Carolina at various events across the state. He explains why he chose to do nonpartisan work instead of campaigning for a specific candidate. “Me suggesting to folks who they should vote for, especially regarding local candidates, might be sort of obnoxious,” he wrote. The journal entry also chronicles his pre-election volunteering for Commit to Vote and Election Cycle Rally with David Byrne Day.

The essay talks a bit about gerrymandering, the manipulation of an electoral constituency’s boundaries to benefit a specific party. Then Byrne details his time familiarizing voters with the Sensational Six. “North Carolina is a battleground state. The races for president, governor, senate, and judgeships could go either way,” he writes early on. “Folks here KNOW how critical their vote is, but still, turnout is an issue.” Read the full essay here.

Back in February, Byrne wrote an essay about the rise of Donald Trump. It examines social media as a possible catalyst for why “Trump supporters [are] so seemingly unaware of his lies and bullshit.” He asked, “How do folks continue to ignore facts? How have people’s viewpoints become so insular and isolated that any contradictory information never even penetrates the bubble? How did we get to a point where dialogue is impossible?”

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