Let’s reclaim our legacy as a place of diverse voices and values. Let’s work together to ensure that Horry County’s future is as bright and inclusive as its people deserve. The time for change is now, and it begins with us!
Where were the Republicans?
Grand Strand Pride, on October 11, honored candidates who signed the organization’s Pledge for LGBTQ+ Equality, in which they vowed to represent all constituents and oppose legislation “that singles out marginalized communities for exclusion or targets their freedoms, including members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The candidates who signed the pledge also promised to…
#ENGAGEHORRY, a new HCDP initiative to increase voter participation, continues Saturday, May 21 with appearances by Democratic candidates and an opportunity for voters to learn more about the upcoming primary and general election.
The event, to be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Asher Theater, 3237 Waccamaw Blvd., in Myrtle Beach, will feature…
By Bob Gatty
The victory by Republican Governor-elect Glenn Younkin over former Governor Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, and the unexpectedly tight race in the New Jersey gubernatorial contest, emphasizes the challenges that Horry County Democrats must embrace as we approach the 2022 election.
The good news from Tuesday’s off-year elections came in New York City, where Democrat…
By Steve Hamelman
Bringing It All Back Home
Amid the political furor that besieged the United States in the 2020 election cycle, it’s easy to understand why Horry County voters focused most of their attention on the two biggest contests in South Carolina: Trump/Biden and Graham/Harrison.
For months, ads touting these four candidates saturated social media,…