SPEAKER
POLITICO
abg@restlesspolitico.com
I have worked in politics for over a decade. I have worked on candidate campaigns, with advocacy groups on issue campaigns, and I am an analyst on television, radio, and podcasts.
But today, I am a restless politico.
I have watched as the divide between what voters experience and what the political establishment says grow wider and wider.
That friction either makes people withdraw and become apathetic or it makes them dig deeper and battle through the restlessness.
The latter makes for a stronger, more educated electorate.
But it is certainly more fatiguing.
I am restless. I have always been a restless person, and over the years, I have grown to love this part of myself.
And I believe being restless is a good thing.
It is the daily reminder that something should change, and you are continuously acting and thinking of the better end state. You are pushing toward “good” or “better.”
Merriam-Webster defines restless this way:
“continuously moving” or “characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind.”
Being restless is a state of not being satisfied with the current situation and desiring a change. Restlessness is the friction between what is and what could be.
We as citizens, voters, and an educated electorate should strive for more. More transparency. More civil discourse. More ideas for solutions. More accountability. More divided government. And more economic freedom.
Presentations + Speeches
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The 2024 election cycle is a cycle like none other. With an unsettled national election stage, will North Carolina stand apart of be impacted by the tides of our national landscape.
Will North Carolina’s legislative makeup be determined by a handful of NC Senate and NC House elections?
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North Carolina is one of the most important states, politically speaking. National organizations and groups from outside our state want to have a say in who and what North Carolinians vote for. Campaign spending has continued to increase with each cycle, and the strategy behind the spending of a campaign, an independent expenditure, and a political action committee informs every message that crosses a voter’s path during the election cycle.
How much money is being spent in our statewide and federal races? And how much are candidates having to raise to tell their story?
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Embrace the friction that occurs in politics. The friction that comes from knowing something isn’t right, but you’re not quite sure the solution or how to change it. Being politically restless is about asking better questions to get better answers.
And maybe - just maybe - if we ask better questions there may be better solutions.