Christopher Wait, Author at Horry County Democratic Party

Signalgate and a Predictable Lack of Accountability

Posted March 31, 2025 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices, News

As news broke recently about top defense and intelligence officials leaking plans for an attack on the Houthis in Yemen, over the messaging app Signal, one could only wonder how the Trump Administration would react. Predictably, any semblance of accountability was avoided by luminaries such as Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Mike Waltz. Also predictably,…

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The Closing Argument: It’s Okay To Believe

Posted November 4, 2024 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices, News

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With precious few days remaining between now and the election, I want to encourage you to believe. We have heard the closing arguments from both candidates. They have shared with us their contrasting visions for this country, and it’s clear that Kamala Harris believes in this country and the people in it, while Donald Trump…

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Combating Trump: The Importance of Context

Posted October 31, 2024 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices

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We have all heard, by now, the concept of “sane washing”, as it pertains to the former president. This is a unique phenomenon, whereby the mainstream media condenses and cleans up statements by Trump to make them appear more coherent and less rambling than they are, presenting a more palatable version of the former president…

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No Time to Rest on Our Laurels

Posted October 14, 2024 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices

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We have arrived at an interesting point in the 2024 election. The highly anticipated prime-time events largely concluded with the Vice-Presidential Debate, and now the campaigns are settling in for the race to the finish. I believe an honest assessment of this race shows that while you'd rather be Kamala Harris right now, the margins…

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Redefining Alpha: How Harris and Walz Are Setting a New Standard for Strength and Authenticity

Posted October 1, 2024 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices

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I was listening to a podcast recently, and my ears perked up when they played a clip of Joe Rogan offering praise for the Harris-Walz campaign. He detailed how the campaign has taken off since the switch to Harris, and, appropriately, gave her credit for a debate win. Well, he praised her “handlers”, which was…

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A New Hope: How Kamala Harris is Reenergizing America with Optimism and Change

Posted September 26, 2024 by Christopher Wait in Community Voices

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This is an election cycle that is unique in many ways, but what has been made clear is that the American people want change. We are exhausted from eight long years of hate, fear mongering, othering, and divisiveness. Kamala Harris has positioned herself, uniquely, as the agent for change in this election. She has positioned…

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