We live for Tuesdays. Usually we have to wait until November for an all-nighter following results, but every once in a while a day like yesterday sneaks onto the calendar.
You know all about the special election in Pennsylvania, I'm sure. Headlines across the country this morning read a lot like this one from the New York Times: Strong Performance by Democrat Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania Shakes Trump and G.O.P. We'll take that any day of the week. His district voted for Trump by 20 points! 20! Trump only won South Carolina by 15. Many of our Republican-held Congressional districts are more competitive than the seat Lamb now represents in Washington. And the Republicans out-spent Lamb by a ridiculous margin throughout his race. If this race tells us anything about November, it is that we can win in the South.
There's been a whole lot of talk about a Blue Wave, as if it's some magical force that will sweep across the country and elect Democrats to every office. We also know that it's not quite that simple. It requires hard work, day after day, by dedicated candidates, staff, and Party volunteers to eke out the tough wins like the ones from yesterday.
I want to put a face on the start of that Blue Wave in South Carolina: Rev. WC Honeycutt Jr from Seneca — South Carolina's newest City Councilman. He won a seat on the Seneca City Council yesterday by a margin of 6 votes! In an election with a small turnout on a cold Tuesday in March, he flipped a seat in an area that has long been dominated by Republicans. He did it the old fashioned way and we couldn't be prouder of all the work that he and his team put in.
Both of these candidates, who are now elected officials, did something very straightforward: they got up off the bench, put their name on the ballot, and met the voters where they are. They didn't win by huge margins, but they got the job done. We want you to join them in office. If you're Ready to Run for the school board, Congress, or anything in between, now is your time. Fill out this form to let us know, and we'll be there with you every step of the way.
Speaking of the bench, today students across the country are walking out of their classrooms to demand safer schools, to call on Congress to pass gun control measures, and to memorialize the victims of the Parkland, FL shooting. This is not the end of their activism, either. On March 24th, there will be a nationwide March for our Lives, including local South Carolina marches. We're completely behind these students and are so proud of everything they're doing to change the country and South Carolina for the better — they are our future and we can't wait for them to run for office!
Trav Robertson
SCDP
