Greenwood County Democratic Party

Newsletter for Jan 13, 2021

Posted on January 16, 2021 by gwd_admin

In this Newsletter:

Message from the Chair
Candidate Updates
GWCDP News
Our Community
News & Noteworthy
Upcoming Events

Message from the Chair

As I write this, we’re a full week separated from the Trump Riot at our nation’s Capitol Building and Donald J. Trump just became the first US President to be impeached twice, this time for “”incitement of insurrection” against the US Government.

I watched the responses from Trump supporters (including our local Republican leaders) and observed there were three common themes used to deflect responsibility or to deny reality:

It was just a few bad apples
It was “Antifa”
What about all the cities that burned to ground in last summer’s BLM riots?

In a recent FB post, SC House Representative John McCravy managed to use two of these three tropes. Take two minutes to watch the video below and see for yourself how disconnected their statements are from what happened.

As any marriage counselor will tell you, in order for there to be “healing” there first has to be an acceptance of reality.

Candidate News

Inauguration Ceremony & Watch Party
Don’t watch the official swearing in ceremony of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris by yourself! Join us on Wed, Jan 20 as we live stream the proceedings in a virtual Zoom room!

Typically, the ceremonies are held at noon on Inauguration Day, but that hasn’t been officially confirmed. For now, we’re scheduling our Zoom from 11:30 am – 1 pm, but it may change if the official agenda differs from that.

We’ve also uncovered a small leftover supply of Biden-Harris signs and bumper stickers. Attendees will get them on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last!

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SC is 47th in Vaccination Rate

Posted on January 13, 2021 by gwd_admin

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Bill Kimler, Chair GWCDP, with thoughts about the Jan 6 Insurrection

Posted on January 9, 2021 by gwd_admin

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Newsletter for Jan 2, 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by gwd_admin

In this Newsletter:

Message from the Chair
Candidate Updates
GWCDP News
Our Community
News & Noteworthy
Upcoming Events

Message from the Chair

I sincerely wish you a safe, healthy and happy 2021! There’s been enough loss and pain in 2020 to last us a decade. A New Year allows us to mentally wipe the slate clean and build upon a hope for a better future – one we all can have a hand in shaping.

We have an information-packed newsletter today, so I’ll just leave you with a “mood” that I’m feeling at the moment. I hope you share the same feeling!

Candidate News

Congratulations to Patricia Partlow on being elected to the Greenwood City Council representing Ward 2!

Patricia will be sworn in at the next regular city council meeting on January 25. We’re confident she will be a positive force of change for the residents of the City of Greenwood and extend to her an open invitation to speak with us whenever she has something to share!

Search & Support committee

GWCDP 1st Vice Chair, James Thompson, will be spearheading our Search & Support Committee.

This committee aims to recruit Democratic candidates for all positions that are up for election in 2022 and provide support & guidance for those that are new to political campaigning.

The kickoff meeting for the 2022 election cycle will be on Thursday, Jan 14 at 6 pm via Zoom. If you wish to participate in this effort and help achieve success on Nov 8, 2022, please e-mail info@gwdcountydems.org to get the Zoom meeting information.

If you are interested in learning about running for office, contact James at jetbyrd461@gmail.com or (864) 993-5161.

GWCDP News

Virtual Breakfast Meeting
We have an exciting lineup for our next Virtual Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 9 am! We will hear from Greenwood County Diversity about their efforts in our community, a legislative update from Rep Anne Parks, and a special Q&A with our friend and former Representative Mandy Powers Norrell! To help kick off our candidate recruitment effort, Mandy will share her experiences of deciding to run for elected office.

Sign up via Mobilize to get information on how to watch. You won’t want to miss this!

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Virtual Breakfast Meeting Jan 9, 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by gwd_admin

Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/scdp/event/366450/

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School Funding: The Problem & The (Republican) Solution

Posted on December 29, 2020 by gwd_admin

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Restrictions on Voting

Posted on December 28, 2020 by gwd_admin

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Young Democrats of Greenwood Newsletter, Dec 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by gwd_admin

Greetings Young Democrats of Greenwood,

It has been a while, but I want to ensure you that your Executive Board has been working and will continue to work for you and for the constant fight to turn South Carolina BLUE. We, the Executive Board of the Young Democrats of Greenwood, chose not to have an official/formal monthly meeting for the months of November and December for the following
reasons:

conflict in schedules amongst Board Members and Ad-hoc Officers, members traveling
for the holidays and/or for vacation in general, for our student members taking finals and
traveling home, not to mention the long-haul leading to the 2020 general elections, and etcetera.

As your Chair, I thought that it would be more beneficial to have more constructive Executive Board meetings to prepare for 2021 in the place of monthly meetings in which there would not be much ground to cover. Thus, the Board is constantly meeting, formally and informally, to ensure that the Young Democrats of Greenwood will run on a solid foundation from here on out. May we learn from the 2020 general elections that what we do out of season is just as important as what we do in season. On that note, the Board has many provisions and content to be released in the works.

I advise you to constantly check your email. You will receive several emails concerning nominations, the new membership contracts that all members will be required to sign to receive an active status going forward, protocol as relating to rules; elections; the launch of our convention committee, and etcetera. As related to nominations, the Executive Board has created two new Ad-hoc positions—the Membership Enhancer and the Assistant Public Relations Liaison. The Membership Enhancer will work to improve our membership and will be the chief promoter of the local democratic brand. The Asst. Public Relations Liaison will assist in the drafting of public statements, updating social media accounts, posting on the social media accounts, and etcetera.

Shoutout(s):

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Newsletter for Dec 13, 2020

Posted on December 13, 2020 by gwd_admin

In this Newsletter:

Message from the Chair
Candidate Updates
GWCDP News
Our Community
News & Noteworthy
Upcoming Events

Message from the Chair

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard all about the Supreme Court FINALLY putting an end to the fiasco of Texas suing a bunch of states in order to overturn the election. It’s a solid and completely unsurprising outcome, but it doesn’t quite wash away the embarrassment of our Congressman Jeff Duncan and State Attorney General Alan Wilson adding their names to this unprecedented effort to reverse the will of the people.

You know what I like the most, though? How President Joe Biden just kept his cool throughout the whole process. From the very beginning:

He didn’t rant on Twitter daily.
He didn’t threaten and cajole his cohorts into doing more for him.
He didn’t make up outlandish claims to bolster his case.

Joe Biden just coolly went about the business of forming his cabinet, sharing updates, providing a 100-day pandemic plan… You know – the stuff a President is SUPPOSED to be doing!

I’ll confess: Biden wasn’t my first choice in the February primary. I had cast my vote for Elizabeth Warren based on what I had seen in the debates up until that point. But here and now, Joe Biden is MY President.

And he has EARNED my respect!

Candidate News

In just over a week from now, voters in the City of Greenwood in Ward 2 will be able to vote for their next representative on the City Council.

We had enlightening interviews with both candidates at last Saturday’s Virtual Breakfast Meeting (see below).

The candidates have also been invited to participate in a Town Hall hosted at the Morris Chapel Baptist Church on Tuesday, Dec 15, at 6 pm.

If you live in Ward 2, please note the polling locations below for your precinct:

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