Hey there, friend,
This is Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. We just defied a red wave to flip two statewide seats, break the Republican supermajority in our state house, and keep our governor’s mansion blue. And, after two (count ‘em—two!) recounts, we’re proud to confirm our victory in the closest statewide election in the country: Justice Allison Riggs’ fight to stay on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Say what you will about Republicans, but they don’t go down easy. Justice Riggs’ opponent called for a recount, called for another recount, and then filed over 300 protests with our elections board—challenging the validity of 60,000 North Carolinian voter registrations. Among that 60,000 are elected officials from both sides of the aisle, as well as Justice Riggs’ own parents. The North Carolina GOP has few lines they won’t cross to cheat us out of the future we voted for.
But y’all, we aren’t giving them an inch. When the state finished their first count, Justice Riggs was up by just 625 votes. To defend her margin during the recount, North Carolina Democrats stationed volunteer observers in all 100 counties and built a team of lawyers to answer every damn protest the GOP threw at us—but that ain't cheap. Doing the same thing for the second recount wasn’t any cheaper.
We need your help to keep up the pace and protect every single vote. Justice Riggs’ opponent is taking this fight to the courtroom, we need to be ready to take him on. Right now I’m staring down a $500,000 budget gap I need to cover to see this program through to the end.
Here’s how you can help me:
split a donation between the North Carolina Democrats’ judicial fund and the WisDems. You’ll help Justice Riggs’ campaign fight for every last vote and you’ll help the Wisconsin Democrats continue to show up for important upcoming judicial races like they did for Justice Janet Protasiewicz in 2023.
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Thanks for your support, folks. We can’t do it without you.
Anderson Clayton
NCDP Chair
