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Feb 3 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Got the best email from the Neighbor-2-Neighbor Rural Organizing Committee in Orange County! While Orange Co. is known for progressive hubs like Chapel Hill + Carboro, there’s more to that county!

I’m excited to join them tomorrow to discuss #rural organizing in red precincts.🧵 ImageImage
Too often, as a party, we write off rural precincts in urban counties. But in 2022 and beyond, we’re fighting for every vote in every precinct across North Carolina. I need #rural democrats to hear, see, and believe that this is possible and a worthwhile fight in our hometowns.
So I’m excited to share Person County’s message and our little story of hope — because for so long our county party didn’t get involved with local races. In 2021, we changed that. And in 2022 — we do it again.
Y’all know what I’m about to say but — #RuralMatters!!!
Also omg I’m so sorry to my CARRBORO folks on here 🥲😅 I knew it looked funky lol
Not a Twitter thread with me though if I don’t misspell something 😇

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Feb 5
This is a great question and something I’m thinking about constantly. De-escalation training for all rural organizers is a must i think. And national campaigns can definitely fork over the $$ to do that. (honestly - every organizer i think could use this!) but also just…
being able to understand the signs / tips from seasoned organizers. I always share my location with someone when I’m canvassing. I tell SOMEONE when I’m going to be on the doors, how long, when I should have service to check in with them, and when they should check in with me
if I haven’t by a certain time. I never let volunteers go out by themselves — and i honestly don’t do it myself now unless I know it’s a route I’ve done before. I also try to call through a list before I knock it. If someone’s gone through a lot of trouble to keep someone out…
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Feb 5
Rural organizing story time: I was driving home tonight with my friend Noah in the car with me and we were discussing the number of speeding tickets I’ve gotten. Now, I fully admit — I’ve had a good number lol. I was in the middle of arguing the point of because I’m on the road…
…more organizing in rural places, I’ve had more speeding tickets. And then…that got me me thinking. About the one time I was rural organizing, I was pulled over, but I DIDN’T receive a ticket. And Noah looked at me and he said, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard you tell that one.”
So I told him of the time of when a cop didn’t give me a speeding ticket on my way home from a day of field organizing.

Sometimes folks often think i only see the good side of rural organizing! But that’s not always true. Rural organizing is — a lot.

There was a day in Iowa…
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Feb 4
my absolute @persondems crew at the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce Banquet tonight! ✨🥺

loved being councilwoman outlaw’s plus one ☝️(and this little photo booth 🥲)

#RuralMatters ImageImageImageImage
I should add to this and say specifically — rural democrats matter. Don’t forget it y’all.
Also — the Person County Democratic Party is also a member of the chamber of commerce thanks to the very wise and wonderful Tammie Kirkland! Which means we were invited to this + another way of how we’re able to participate in events uptown! I just like saying I’m with Shaina lol
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Jan 30
Those closest to the people, should be closest to the power. They should be directing and guiding decisions — not foot soldiers to marching orders. That goes for how state parties operate. Turning folks (officers) away from a meeting b/c of registration? Doesn’t seem democratic.
I was turned away today for the NCDP SEC meeting. A meeting where — we were voting on the NCDP budget for this year. I hadn’t registered for the meeting, though I thought I had. And I explained that. Yet, I serve as a sitting state party officer + I was told I could not attend.
Now, I understand protocol. I understand that SEC meetings tend to be the bane of our existence sometimes as party people. But I had a report to give from the County Chairs today. And I was not able to give said report, because I wasn’t allowed into the meeting. SO, in my opinion
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Mar 17, 2021
For the past three months, I’ve worked with @RuralOrganizing on a project conducting exit interviews with #rural organizers from across the country this past cycle to learn what happened. We talked to 70+ organizers and here’s what I learned:

dailyyonder.com/the-missing-li…
First, I should note how vital it is we collect data on what happened after an election. Too often, organizers, who are constantly engaging the grassroots, are let go afterwards and their volunteers/connections/experience/ideas go with them...
Campaigns SHOULD care about what organizers have to say. So should the Democratic Party as a whole. For this project, we focused fully on recommendations that can be made to every sector of the political sphere: campaigns, 501c3s, 501c4s, candidates, etc. But I have more to say—
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Oct 23, 2019
During my first week on the ground in Iowa, a woman came up to me and said, “I’m a single mom, I work two jobs, and I have two kids at home. I won’t answer the phone when you call me and I won’t be at home when you canvass me. How is your campaign reaching me?”

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I told her I didn’t have an answer, but that I would find one. And low and behold, that’s when @bentoniavoices became an ambassador for @mamas4kamala— a grassroots movement of caregivers across this country who want to see @KamalaHarris as our next POTUS.
@mamas4kamala understands @KamalaHarris spent her career fighting for our vulnerable populations—specifically women and children.

So Ruby and I started to hold events, and we canvassed parks because we knew the only way to do this right, was to bring the campaign to the people.
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