The Signs as Bodies

The General's Briefing · May 18, 2026 · 11m

It's Monday, May 18, 2026. The day before the Georgia Democratic primary. And I just got back from driving around DeKalb County, placing signs for State Representative Derrick Jackson.

I've been doing this for weeks. Putting up signs. Taking them down when they get vandalized. Putting them back up. This is the work. This is what it means to be a campaign manager for a candidate who is the most qualified but "not palatable enough."

But today was different. Today, something happened that I can't shake.

I saw the signs as bodies.

I drove through predominantly white neighborhoods in DeKalb…