Greenwood County Democratic Party (SC)
@gwdcountydems.bsky.social
Strength in inclusiveness. We are Democrats, uniting and growing in Upstate South Carolina!
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Our latest newsletter is OUT! Catch up on the following:
➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
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➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
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The economy has always been stronger under a Democratic Presidency. While Trump is busy focusing on golden-trim ballrooms and gaudy arches with his name on it, regular Americans are finding it harder to get a job than ever before.
#jobs #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis #TrumpEconomy
#jobs #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis #TrumpEconomy
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire, no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.
www.cnbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The economy has always been stronger under a Democratic Presidency. While Trump is busy focusing on golden-trim ballrooms and gaudy arches with his name on it, regular Americans are finding it harder to get a job than ever before.
#jobs #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis #TrumpEconomy
#jobs #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis #TrumpEconomy
Lawyer: I've been representing a mother and her 5 children. The two youngest children have lived 20% of their lives in that facility. We've had awful reports of mental health deterioration. This facility is a jail. It's unconscionable that there are children at this facility.
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Lawyer: I've been representing a mother and her 5 children. The two youngest children have lived 20% of their lives in that facility. We've had awful reports of mental health deterioration. This facility is a jail. It's unconscionable that there are children at this facility.
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Took some time to head to Greenwood today to show solidarity with some friends. Thank you to members of the @gwdcountydems.bsky.social for forfeiting part of your Saturday to make your voices heard #NewSC
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Took some time to head to Greenwood today to show solidarity with some friends. Thank you to members of the @gwdcountydems.bsky.social for forfeiting part of your Saturday to make your voices heard #NewSC
If Dems can flip seats in Texas, they can do so here in SC as well! We just need people to step up! (Maybe you?)
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February 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
If Dems can flip seats in Texas, they can do so here in SC as well! We just need people to step up! (Maybe you?)
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Links to articles in comments.
At our SC Superintendent of Education Candidate Forum, Lisa Ellis talks about the detrimental effect that feeling unsafe has on a student's ability to learn.
See the entire Q&A here: gwdcountydems.org/2026/01/12/s...
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #SchoolSafety #ICE
See the entire Q&A here: gwdcountydems.org/2026/01/12/s...
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #SchoolSafety #ICE
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
At our SC Superintendent of Education Candidate Forum, Lisa Ellis talks about the detrimental effect that feeling unsafe has on a student's ability to learn.
See the entire Q&A here: gwdcountydems.org/2026/01/12/s...
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #SchoolSafety #ICE
See the entire Q&A here: gwdcountydems.org/2026/01/12/s...
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #SchoolSafety #ICE
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My statement on the President's racist social media post.
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
My statement on the President's racist social media post.
Wonderfully written, Barbara!
Guest column: Unconstitutional ICE actions
We have watched a smiling woman gunned down by a manic ICE officer, a man in no danger to himself who ran toward the car brandishing a weapon, clearly out
www.indexjournal.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Wonderfully written, Barbara!
Of course, that should be *SC* Superintendent of Education!
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Of course, that should be *SC* Superintendent of Education!
At our JC Superintendent of Education Candidate Forum, @wright2026sc.bsky.social promised to support public schools from illegal actions by ICE personnel.
See all of the questions asked the candidates' responses here: tinyurl.com/SCEdForum
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #ICE
See all of the questions asked the candidates' responses here: tinyurl.com/SCEdForum
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #ICE
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
At our JC Superintendent of Education Candidate Forum, @wright2026sc.bsky.social promised to support public schools from illegal actions by ICE personnel.
See all of the questions asked the candidates' responses here: tinyurl.com/SCEdForum
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #ICE
See all of the questions asked the candidates' responses here: tinyurl.com/SCEdForum
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCEducation #PublicEducation #ICE
➡️ Pretti Good Reason for a Protest this Saturday
➡️ Unconstitutional ICE actions
➡️ Remembering Gladys West for Black History Month
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCDems #GreenwoodSC
➡️ Unconstitutional ICE actions
➡️ Remembering Gladys West for Black History Month
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCDems #GreenwoodSC
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
➡️ Pretti Good Reason for a Protest this Saturday
➡️ Unconstitutional ICE actions
➡️ Remembering Gladys West for Black History Month
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCDems #GreenwoodSC
➡️ Unconstitutional ICE actions
➡️ Remembering Gladys West for Black History Month
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCDems #GreenwoodSC
Our latest newsletter is OUT! Catch up on the following:
➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
Read it here: mailchi.mp/b0654c27779f...
➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
Read it here: mailchi.mp/b0654c27779f...
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Our latest newsletter is OUT! Catch up on the following:
➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
Read it here: mailchi.mp/b0654c27779f...
➡️ Breakfast meeting this Saturday
➡️ Poll workers needed
➡️ Abbeville Dems Eat & Greet with statewide candidates
➡️ Run for office!
...more
Read it here: mailchi.mp/b0654c27779f...
At our Nov 2025 Breakfast Meeting, a member asks Matthew Butler of the ACLU SC about holding lawmakers liable who pressure education institutions to fire employees for exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #1stAmendment
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #1stAmendment
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
At our Nov 2025 Breakfast Meeting, a member asks Matthew Butler of the ACLU SC about holding lawmakers liable who pressure education institutions to fire employees for exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #1stAmendment
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #1stAmendment
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"Gladys Mae West, a mathematician whose work played a critical part in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite mapping system that is used by billions, died on January 17 in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the age of 95." #BlackHistoryMonth
www.ndtv.com/feature/who-...
www.ndtv.com/feature/who-...
February 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"Gladys Mae West, a mathematician whose work played a critical part in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite mapping system that is used by billions, died on January 17 in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the age of 95." #BlackHistoryMonth
www.ndtv.com/feature/who-...
www.ndtv.com/feature/who-...
At our Nov 2025 Breakfast Meeting, Matthew Butler of the ACLU SC speaks about state and federal governments' attempt to squash free speech.
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #USC
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #USC
February 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
At our Nov 2025 Breakfast Meeting, Matthew Butler of the ACLU SC speaks about state and federal governments' attempt to squash free speech.
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #USC
#FreeSpeech #GreenwoodSC #ACLU #Clemson #USC
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#INeedYourHelp to beat Lindsay Graham and take back the #Senate
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
#INeedYourHelp to beat Lindsay Graham and take back the #Senate
"Decades of restrictive zoning, rising construction costs and community resistance to multifamily housing have created what housing experts call the “missing middle,” a term used to describe a lack of affordable options for average-income residents that are the lifeblood of a city."
America's “missing middle” and the struggle for affordable housing - Bankrate
When Richard Amaechi, 27, lost his job as a financial planner in North Carolina, he decided to pull up stakes and return to San Francisco, where his parents still lived. The question was: Had his home...
www.bankrate.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"Decades of restrictive zoning, rising construction costs and community resistance to multifamily housing have created what housing experts call the “missing middle,” a term used to describe a lack of affordable options for average-income residents that are the lifeblood of a city."
Trump: "Inflation has been defeated"
What reality and our wallets say:
What reality and our wallets say:
Consumers spent more, saved less in November as inflation rose to 2.8% - UPI.com
Inflation ticked up to 2.8% November, moving further away from the Federal Reserve's target 2% mark as consumer spending outpaced wage growth.
www.upi.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Trump: "Inflation has been defeated"
What reality and our wallets say:
What reality and our wallets say:
In our Oct 2025 Breakfast Meeting, a member expresses her fears about the administration's ulterior goals with their immigration policy.
#Immigration #GreenwoodSC #SCDems #CivilRights #whitesupremacy
#Immigration #GreenwoodSC #SCDems #CivilRights #whitesupremacy
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 AM
In our Oct 2025 Breakfast Meeting, a member expresses her fears about the administration's ulterior goals with their immigration policy.
#Immigration #GreenwoodSC #SCDems #CivilRights #whitesupremacy
#Immigration #GreenwoodSC #SCDems #CivilRights #whitesupremacy
"U.S. consumer confidence slumped to the lowest level since 2014 in January, sinking below pandemic-era lows as Americans are concerned about the labor market."
No amount of lies spewing from the White House can erase what we're all seeing out in the streets.
#TrumpEconomy
No amount of lies spewing from the White House can erase what we're all seeing out in the streets.
#TrumpEconomy
Consumer confidence plunges to lowest level in more than a decade
Consumer confidence "collapsed" to its lowest point since 2014, falling below pandemic lows as Americans worry about jobs and the economy's future, The Conference Board reported.
www.foxbusiness.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"U.S. consumer confidence slumped to the lowest level since 2014 in January, sinking below pandemic-era lows as Americans are concerned about the labor market."
No amount of lies spewing from the White House can erase what we're all seeing out in the streets.
#TrumpEconomy
No amount of lies spewing from the White House can erase what we're all seeing out in the streets.
#TrumpEconomy
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Everyone needs a ride or die like Lindsey. The kind that holds your hair back when you puke. Loyal no matter what. Cheerleading you every step of the way no matter how unhinged your behavior.
Lindsey has been supporting this Trump/Noem/Homan/Miller “immigration” policy every step of the way.
Lindsey has been supporting this Trump/Noem/Homan/Miller “immigration” policy every step of the way.
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Everyone needs a ride or die like Lindsey. The kind that holds your hair back when you puke. Loyal no matter what. Cheerleading you every step of the way no matter how unhinged your behavior.
Lindsey has been supporting this Trump/Noem/Homan/Miller “immigration” policy every step of the way.
Lindsey has been supporting this Trump/Noem/Homan/Miller “immigration” policy every step of the way.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM