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May 14, 2021

The power of our precincts

By Elias ‘Eli’ ValentinGCDP. Chair We often talk about the power of precincts and the need for Democrats to organize in their own communities. As we continue to build the necessary infrastructure we know we need as a Democratic party, we need YOUR support in this critical effort.

May 13, 2021

Legislative priorities drag state back not forward

By Mike Roosevelt As the 2021 legislative session began in January, Republicans in the South Carolina statehouse faced a dilemma: Should they use their large majorities in both the Senate (30-16) and House (81-43) to pass unpopular bills that return the state to the late 19th century, or go

April 16, 2021

Advocacy Challenge: Enlist SC Corporations To Protect the Vote

Georgia was the canary-in-the-coal-mine for voting suppression. Pressuring major corporations and organizations like the NCAA and MLB have yielded results, but it is too late to change the situation in Georgia. Still it seems corporate pressure could be an effective tool, especially in states

April 15, 2021

SC Business Power Brokers

You may want to start by contacting top brass at your own company, but if you want to go high, here are the names of top officials at Carlos Phillips, President, Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Will Whitley, Michelin, Director, Community and State and Local Government Affairs. Max Metcalf, BMW,

February 24, 2021

January 2021 Donors

We want to thank all our donors for January for their commitment to strengthening our Party. Be part of turning SC Blue. Recurring Donors Leila Aziz, Phil Beckwith, Christina Belge, Kathleen Bitsura, Ruth Burley, David Cross, Cynthia Gibson, Cindy Henry, John Hester, Woodrow Hill, Kinard

February 18, 2021

Why child care workers need to be first in line

This article is excerpted from Amanda’s doctoral thesis and appeared on the online site for moms: Mother.ly. By Amanda McDougald Scott As a PhD candidate researching child care in the US, I have found that child care workers have continued to make sure parents can get to work during COVID, but

January 14, 2021

I Have A Dream

Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech delivered to the March on Washington in the summer of 1963 is one of the most famous speeches in history. But the signature phrase might never have been used. According to History.Com, Rev. King had debuted the phrase “I have a

September 29, 2020

SCDP’s Jay Parmlee at GCDP breakfast

At our September breakfast, we welcomed SCDP’s Executive Director Jay Parmlee outlined the state of the race for Jaime Harrison. We also heard from Congressional candidate Kim Nelson, and State Senate candidates.

July 25, 2020

Video: Charleston Nine Survivor’s Journey from Anger to Activism

Rev. Sharon Risher lost everything on June 17, 2015. The day Dylan Roof murdered nine members – including Risher’s mother – of the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Since that day, Rev. Risher has journeyed from desolation to anger to activism, becoming an advocate for gun violence

May 26, 2020

What you need to know about the June 9 primary

By Kate Franch South Carolina voters do not register by political party, and South Carolina is an open primary state. This means that a registered voter may choose in which political party’s primary election to participate. You may vote only one party’s primary ballot during each

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