Laura Flanders & Friends | What’s on the Ballot in North Carolina? Abortion, Trans Life, A Governorship & Multiracial Democracy @LauraFlandersAndFriends | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 30 minutes ago.
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North Carolina is a battleground state, and a petri dish for extremist policy and practice. Whether it's the right to vote, the right to read, or the right to decide the fate of one’s body, North Carolinians are on the frontlines. The state has banned gender-affirming care for minors; its MAGA Republican gubernatorial candidate is calling for death for LGBTQ people and a total abortion ban. Will Proud Boys show up at polling sites this November to intimidate voters? In this special report, Laura speaks with Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, and correspondent Lewis Raven Wallace examines the agenda of his Trump-endorsed opponent, Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. Laura also checks in with organizers and activists from past episodes. Among those: Serena Sebring, Executive Director of Blueprint NC; Mab Segrest, Writer, Organizer & Consultant with Blueprint NC; Courtney Patterson, Eastern North Carolina Organizer at Blueprint NC; and trans activist, artist and composer Alex Lafferty. As you’ll hear, North Carolina is a microcosm of this country. The question remains: where is the state headed this November and beyond?
UPDATE: A CNN report published on September 19, 2024 alleges that Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson referred to himself as a "black Nazi" online and left numerous offensive comments on a pornography website. At this time, Robinson has not withdrawn from the gubernatorial race and remains on the ballot despite growing pressure to drop out.
“. . .They want to ban gender affirming care for not just minors but of any age, which is genocide. You can’t destroy an entire community and see that as legal.” - Alex Lafferty
“I'm seriously afraid that [Proud Boys] will show up in these polling places . . . They feel empowered right now.” - Courtney Patterson
“The best thing that we can do to protect safety in North Carolina is register and turn out voters at a scale that is historic.” Serena Sebring
“In 2024, state capture is possible at the national level because it's been petri dished in these other places like North Carolina.” - Mab Segrest
“North Carolina really is a bit of a microcosm of this country. We're a 50/50 state, elections swing back and forth. We're on the front lines of a number of critical battles, whether it's people's right to vote or whether it's their right to exercise decisions about their own bodies through reproductive decisions . . . We're really on the front lines about protecting people's freedoms.” - Josh Stein
GUESTS:
Alex Lafferty: Trans Activist, Artist & Composer
Courtney Patterson: Eastern North Carolina Organizer, Blueprint NC
Serena Sebring: Executive Director, Blueprint NC
Mab Segrest: Writer, Organizer & Consultant, Blueprint NC
Josh Stein: Attorney General & Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
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Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel
Senior Producer: Jeremiah Cothren
Senior Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor
Senior Video Editor: David Neumann
Video Editor: Veronica Delgado
Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper
Development Director: Sarah Miller
Communications Director: Janet Hernandez
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North Carolina is a battleground state, and a petri dish for extremist policy and practice. Whether it's the right to vote, the right to read, or the right to decide the fate of one’s body, North Carolinians are on the frontlines. The state has banned gender-affirming care for minors; its MAGA Republican gubernatorial candidate is calling for death for LGBTQ people and a total abortion ban. Will Proud Boys show up at polling sites this November to intimidate voters? In this special report, Laura speaks with Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, and correspondent Lewis Raven Wallace examines the agenda of his Trump-endorsed opponent, Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. Laura also checks in with organizers and activists from past episodes. Among those: Serena Sebring, Executive Director of Blueprint NC; Mab Segrest, Writer, Organizer & Consultant with Blueprint NC; Courtney Patterson, Eastern North Carolina Organizer at Blueprint NC; and trans activist, artist and composer Alex Lafferty. As you’ll hear, North Carolina is a microcosm of this country. The question remains: where is the state headed this November and beyond?
UPDATE: A CNN report published on September 19, 2024 alleges that Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson referred to himself as a "black Nazi" online and left numerous offensive comments on a pornography website. At this time, Robinson has not withdrawn from the gubernatorial race and remains on the ballot despite growing pressure to drop out.
“. . .They want to ban gender affirming care for not just minors but of any age, which is genocide. You can’t destroy an entire community and see that as legal.” - Alex Lafferty
“I'm seriously afraid that [Proud Boys] will show up in these polling places . . . They feel empowered right now.” - Courtney Patterson
“The best thing that we can do to protect safety in North Carolina is register and turn out voters at a scale that is historic.” Serena Sebring
“In 2024, state capture is possible at the national level because it's been petri dished in these other places like North Carolina.” - Mab Segrest
“North Carolina really is a bit of a microcosm of this country. We're a 50/50 state, elections swing back and forth. We're on the front lines of a number of critical battles, whether it's people's right to vote or whether it's their right to exercise decisions about their own bodies through reproductive decisions . . . We're really on the front lines about protecting people's freedoms.” - Josh Stein
GUESTS:
Alex Lafferty: Trans Activist, Artist & Composer
Courtney Patterson: Eastern North Carolina Organizer, Blueprint NC
Serena Sebring: Executive Director, Blueprint NC
Mab Segrest: Writer, Organizer & Consultant, Blueprint NC
Josh Stein: Attorney General & Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
🎧 PODCAST: Listen to this week's episode on major podcast platforms (Available 9/25): lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-on-the-ballot-in-north-carolina-abortion-trans-life-a-governorship-multiracial-democracy
✏️SHOW NOTES: Visit our Patreon for Show Notes and learn more about this week's episode (Available 9/22): patreon.com/posts/episode-notes-s5-112690308
Laura Flanders & Friends is non-commercial independent media that relies on the contributions of viewers and listeners.
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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel
Senior Producer: Jeremiah Cothren
Senior Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor
Senior Video Editor: David Neumann
Video Editor: Veronica Delgado
Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper
Development Director: Sarah Miller
Communications Director: Janet Hernandez
Executive Assistant: Nady Piña
Technical Creative: Nat Needham
