By Alester Linton-Pryor, HCDP Chair
As you all know, our voting rights are under attack as Republicans in state after state endorse Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the election was stolen because of mythical voter fraud.
In Congress, Democrats have sponsored S. 1, the For the People Act, which would respond to those restrictive ballot laws passed by…
By Bob Gatty
A new day filled with hope has arrived, and we have a new Democratic administration, one that promises competence, honesty, empathy and hope as our nation confronts the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and divisiveness and distrust.
Now, President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have a historic opportunity to heal and…
Above Photo: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs article of impeachment against President Trump.
By Bob Gatty
With the impeachment of President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives that included support from 10 Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Tom Rice (SC-7), HCDP Chair Don Kohn expressed the hope today that the nation can begin to heal the…
Above Photo: Trump supporters at Reagan International airport calling Senator Lindsey Graham, an ardent supporter of Trump's lies, a traitor for criticizing Trump's actions and inciting the riot that resulted in occupation of the Capitol.
By V. Susan Hutchinson
This week’s assault on democracy by an estimated two thousand Trump supporters was appalling. Even more appalling…
Above Photo by Bob Gatty of Former Vice President, now President Elect Joe Biden addressing an Horry County crowd during the 2020 primary election campaign.
For so many, it was hard to contain the excitement when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election. Despite calls not to gloat, there is a national celebration…
By Bob Gatty
Republicans are accusing the Democrats of planning to "pack" the Supreme Court with liberal judges if Joe Biden sends Donald Trump to the showers, but in reality it is the Republicans who are doing the packing.
In the process, they are demonstrating to the American people their desperation to act on Trump's nomination…
By Bob Gatty
Congress has approved nearly $3 trillion in new federal spending to combat the impact of the coronavirus, and once the crisis has passed, expect Republican budget hawks to renew their attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to help recoup some of that money.
Horry County residents need to pay attention because those…
By Bob Gatty
Jaime Harrison, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) launched what he called his “Restoring Hope Tour’ Wednesday, March 4, before a packed restaurant in Myrtle Beach.
“This campaign is about hope,” declared Harrison, the son of a 16-year-old single mom who quit school to take care of him. “It’s about bringing…
By Bob Gatty
With the U.S. Senate about to consider the fate of President Trump in its impeachment trial, HCDP calls on Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to “let the facts do the talking” when deciding how to vote.
In fact, we have developed a new video calling out Graham and are hoping to fund…
Harold D. Hatcher, of Conway, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, is calling on Sen. Lindsey Graham to stop being “a puppy” for President Trump and “support the Constitution.”
Hatcher shared with us the following letter to Sen. Graham in connection with his defense of Trump during the impeachment process:
CWO3 Harold D. Hatcher
United States…
By Bob Gatty
South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who just over two years ago called Donald Trump "a jackass" and "not fit to be president of the United States," has since become Trump's flip-flopping bestie who has no intention of being a "fair juror" during the expected impeachment trial in the Senate.
"This thing will come…
The recent e-newsletter distributed by Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) has angered many voters as he has unabashedly defended Donald Trump and defended him against the impeachment accusations, despite growing evidence that the president tried to enlist the aid of a foreign government to investigate a potential Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Here is a…
By Steve Hamelman
U.S. Representative Tom Rice, serving South Carolina’s 7th District, has issued a three-question survey addressing the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
The questions are simple. Citizens are asked to either support impeachment, oppose it, or express indecision about it.
This disclaimer is attached: “By participating in this survey, you agree to receive additional communications…
By Bob Gatty
When Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was running against Donald Trump along with a bunch of other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, he said Trump was "a kook" and the "world's greatest jackass," among other crazy comments that got him plenty of TV airtime.
Back then, he was best friends, supposedly, with the late…
By Bob Gatty
Horry County and the turnout of African American voters throughout the state will be the key to Democrats carrying South Carolina in 2020, predicts state Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson.
“There is something happening in South Carolina,” declared Robertson as he addressed the sold-out 2019 HCDP SHORE Dinner Sept. 28.
“I’m here to tell you…
By Don Kohn
Sen. Lindsey Graham has become a leader in President Trump’s impeachment defense and one of his first salvos is a Sept. 25 tweet labeling as a “nothing burger” the whistleblower complaint saying that Trump tried to convince his counterpart in Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
Essentially, the whistleblower accused Trump of…
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…