Thread by @dawnbvaughan

Democrats and politics professors are talking about the 2022 election at progressive group @ForwardCarolina
event in downtown Raleigh. #ncpol

.@JessicaHolmesNC, former Wake County Commissioners Chair, said that parties aren't turning out anyone who doesn't already turn out. Wake and Meck turnout wasn't high.

Holmes touted #ncga Democratic wins in Wake, including @Bode4Senate and @friendsforbatch. #ncpol

Duke University professor Mac McCorkle said if Democrats don't expand beyond the cities, they'll be "sitting ducks for gerrymandering."

Person County Democratic Chair Anderson Clayton said in Person, Democrats "got wiped" in the election, and that unaffiliated voters did not turn out like she thought they would. She said Democrats "undercount" rural communities.

#ncpol

Clayton noted Hurtado and Farkas House losses and said Democrats need to reach out more to rural Democratic base. #ncpol

(Farkas race isn't called yet, county canvass is tomorrow. He said he's waiting for that instead of conceding.)

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Jessica Holmes talking more about voter turnout, and how Mecklenburg and Wake Democratic turnout "left votes on the table" and contributed to Beasley #ncsen loss.

"We have got to start all the way over" on Democratic strategy, Holmes said.

She said NC, if a battleground state, "won't have many battles" if they continue to leave votes on the table. #ncpol

Holmes saying how Wake is good at recruiting diverse candidates, including her when she ran for commissioners, who look like the people they'll serve. #ncpol