In 2016, Arik Bjorn ran for Congress against Joe “You Lie!” Wilson as the Democratic Party / Green Party fusion candidate in South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District. Arik has been a regular contributor to Forward Progressives since 2013. Below is an interview excerpt from Arik’s pending book, So I Ran for Congress, which will be published […]
There’s a Better Way: Infrastructure Investment Paves the Way for Prosperity
October 22, 2016 By 3 Comments
This time last year, the rain fell. And fell. And fell. The floodgates burst, and South Carolina found itself facing an historic 1,000-Year Flood catastrophe—and the consequences of a decade-plus of Infrastructure neglect under Congressman Joe Wilson. The world watched, as many parts of South Carolina’s Second Congressional District became flood-ravaged lakes following breaches to […]
There’s a Better Way: Remarks to the South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee
May 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Good evening. My name is Arik Bjorn. I sense relief in the room. “So that’s how he pronounces his name.” BJORN is Norwegian for bear. And that is precisely the animal that represents my pending campaign against “Status Quo” Joe Wilson. Grizzly, not koala. MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Wilson Dynasty will fall once and for […]
Fight Trump and Joe “You Lie!” Wilson While You Still Can
May 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment
When South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison spoke at this year’s historic 140th Galivants Ferry Stump—the oldest and most famous Democratic Party stump event in the United States—he went to the political woodshed for a quote that could not be a clearer sign of the times to all Democrats from sea to shining sea. […]
There’s a Better Way: Remarks to the 2016 South Carolina Democratic Party Convention
April 29, 2016 By 1 Comment
This is an expanded version of Arik Bjorn’s remarks delivered at the podium to the South Carolina Democratic Party. Good afternoon. My name is Arik Bjorn. When you find yourself preaching to the choir, sometimes you just have to sing your heart out. Let’s belt a bit, shall we? When the dust of Campaign 2016 […]