THREAD: This is a fascinating story about the political realignment in North Carolina by @FO_Woolverton that covers some of the same ground as my recent reporting for @Triad_City_Beat. #Election2020 #ConfederateMonuments 1/4 https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2020/11/12/nc-vote-between-trump-and-biden-shows-gop-dem-shifts-2020-election/6227924002/
Red shift, blue shift: Five maps illustrate Trump’s gains and losses in North Carolina

We examine five parts of North Carolina — through the lens of the presidential race — to show the state’s shifting electorate.

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2020/11/12/nc-vote-between-trump-and-biden-shows-gop-dem-shifts-2020-election/6227924002/
I'm most interested in the "suburban" counties, where political scientists say "Democratic favoring voters are moving... either from the cities or from other states." 2/4
Two of these Democratic-trending counties, Alamance and Gaston, are the sites of fiercely contested battles over Confederate monuments. 3/4 https://triad-city-beat.com/graham-redux/ 
Graham redux: 650 march for voting rights and police reform | The NC Triad's altweekly

Almost a thousand people under the direction of the Rev. Greg Drumwright completed a march to the polls in Graham on Election Day.

https://triad-city-beat.com/graham-redux/
People in progressive Greensboro and Charlotte often view Alamance and Gaston counties as reactionary bastions, but I've seen young activists there asserting themselves with new confidence. 4/4 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/chaos-erupts-in-north-carolina-town-as-violent-counterprotesters-clash-with-anti-racist-activists/
Chaos erupts in North Carolina town as violent counterprotesters clash with anti-racist activists

Since the murder of George Floyd, a small, but dedicated group of activists has been holding peaceful protests calling for an end to racist policing and for the removal of the Confederate monument...

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/chaos-erupts-in-north-carolina-town-as-violent-counterprotesters-clash-with-anti-racist-activists/
My apologies for neglecting to credit @BrianSamuel92 for co-producing the @fayobserver story on NC political trends
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