Glaude proposes black voters blank the presidential ballot to reject electoral-centric democracy

Evidence

The core of the campaign would be a coordinated effort—a networked coalition—of grassroots organizations whose primary task in the run-up to the election would be to focus attention on particular issues in the black community. These organizations would urge black voters to leave the presidential ballot blank or to write “none of the above.” But the trade-off would be to take up an issue (or issues) that requires our attention beyond the election cycle. The idea is to use the presidential election as a moment to disrupt the notion that democracy rests primarily with elections and to reject black liberal politics. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 618

Categorization

• QUESTION: How has this blank-out-ballot proposal aged since 2016, given the 2020 turnout that helped defeat Trump? Does subsequent history support or refute the demobilization-embedded claim?