Tuesday was election day. Wednesday morning this link was in my Twitter inbox, sent from a leader of the local resistance. I chose to share it in lieu of a poetic editorial. Nothing I could write would be as poetic as this.

-Hokis

After tonight, there will be a lot of talk about KY & VA, and rightfully so. But let me tell you bout a place called Plymouth, NC. 1/

— Cliff Albright (@cliff_notes) November 6, 2019

The Subtweets Follow

After tonight, there will be a lot of talk about KY & VA, and rightfully so. But let me tell you bout a place called Plymouth, NC.

Plymouth: population just <4,000 At least 63% Black, but has never had a Black mayor. Nor has its city council ever been majority Black.

Both of those facts changed tonight. In gaining their first Black mayor, voters in Plymouth had to defeat an 18 year incumbent.

When activists in Plymouth wanted help to mobilize voters in their community, some may have said “your town is too small.”

Others may have said, “you don’t have a major race at the top of the ticket. No gubernatorial. No congressional.”

Some may have said, “the cost per vote is to high,” or “the ROI is too low.” At @BlackVotersMtr we asked, “what do you need?”

And after some canvassing, texting and strategic support, folks in Plymouth have made history tonight.

It may not shape impeachment & it may not determine who the Dem nominee will be. But tonight, a few thousand folks in a NC town have a new sense of their own power.

– Cliff Albright