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Do Graham and Rice Support Domestic Violence?

Posted April 10, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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Make no mistake. By refusing to support re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC-7) will be tacitly supporting domestic violence in a state where violence against women has reached epidemic proportions. How can they justify casting “No” votes on this crucial legislation? Is it simply…
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Horry GOP: ‘We’re in dire need of reform’

Posted April 9, 2019 in News
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The Horry County Republican Party is lacking effective leadership, faces internal divisions, and appears to be suffering from the effects of over-confidence that stems from historic political domination according to this recent article on the MyrtleBeachSC.com website. "Attendance at both membership and executive committee meetings began to decrease. The five standing committees directed by the HCGOP…
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New Campaign Theme Announced by HCDP

Posted April 1, 2019 in News
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By Bob Gatty In preparation for the critically important campaign through the 2020 election, the Horry Democratic Party has chosen “Take a Stand” as the theme that will be used for its advertising, marketing, voter registration, candidate support and fundraising initiatives. “We believe that ‘Take a Stand’ concisely and effectively expresses exactly what Horry County Democrats and…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Priority: Re-Election, Not Healthcare

Posted March 30, 2019 in News
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By V. Susan Hutchinson This week we learned that South Carolina’s longtime Republican senator, Lindsey O. Graham, discussed policy on the golf course with President Donald Trump. Since when is the federal government like a corporation where deals are made on a putting green followed by a few laughs in the club house? Since Trump became president,…
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HCDP Chair Blasts Trump “Golf Whisperer” Lindsey Graham

Posted March 30, 2019 in News
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If Horry County voters return Sen. Lindsey Graham to the U.S. Senate, most will be voting against their own interests and the interests of South Carolina. As President Trump’s chief apologist in the Senate – after viciously criticizing him in the 2016 Republican presidential primary – Graham now is a leading proponent of Trump administration policies…
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The 7th District Economy in 2018

Posted March 25, 2019 in News
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By Rick Patelunas U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) echoes the Trump Administration’s mantra that the 2018 economy was stronger than ever. Republican tax cuts and deregulation are supposedly unleashing a growing economy. To paraphrase from Rice’s taxpayer financed “District Update,” let’s look at results vs. the rhetoric. Nationally, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 2.9 percent…
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Trump’s Economy

Posted March 25, 2019 in News
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By Rick Patelunas With passage of the Republican tax cut, President Trump proclaimed that economic growth could be 4, 5, even 6 percent. As recently as last August, he claimed growth could be 5 percent in the near future. Despite the tax cut and the optimism, nothing near those growth levels has materialized and it doesn’t…
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Is God Still Speaking?

Posted March 13, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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By Stefan Varner. The resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry was extremely disappointing as it omitted reference to many Americans who every day suffer the consequences of discrimination and bigotry – the LGBTQ community. The resolution, which was drafted and adopted following comments by first-year Rep. Ilhan Omar…
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