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NEWS
Campaign Underway to Support Dems in Georgia Senatorial Election in January
If the Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff win their races for U.S. Senate in their run-off elections on January 5, it will give Democrats a majority in the Senate putting incoming President Joe Biden and incoming Vice Present Kamala Harris in a much stronger position to carry out the forward-leaning Democratic agenda.
You can participate in the fight from here in New Hanover County, according to Susanne Werner, 2nd Vice Chair of the New Hanover County Democratic Party, who already has participated in a phone bank in support of Warnock and Ossof organized by the Democratic Volunteer Center. "It goes fast," Werner reported. "I made 48 calls in 40 minutes." Werner said the DVC, based in California, uses an automated system called CrowdCall to make calls through the computer, very similar to the one used in New Hanover County for the November election. The script is very similar to ones we used as well: basically confirming the voter will be supporting the two candidates, discussing their plan to vote, asking them to get their friends to the polls, and asking them to volunteer.
Werner said the training sessions are in California time which is three hours earlier than our Eastern standard time. DVC will walk you through getting onto CrowdCall and through the script and then you can make calls at your convenience from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. our time. You need to sign up for only one training session and then you call on your own. They will ask you to track the number of calls you make and report it so they can use call volumes for funding their volunteer program.
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Form a statement by the Democratic Party to Georgia's Election Rescue Team: "The Democratic Party of Georgia needs you to pour your time, talents, hearts, and souls into electing Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the Senate so we can flip it blue! Together, we can fight historic voter suppression, protect the fundamental rights of Georgia voters, and ensure that EVERY Democratic vote is counted in these critical runoffs."
Despite Easily Winning Back the Presidency, Democrats Get Mixed Results in Down Ballot Races
New Hanover County came out strong for the Biden/Harris ticket, but there were some disappointments in down ballot races. The party fielded strong candidates, and volunteers worked their butts off to support them, but not every campaign succeeded. The pattern was repeated across the United States where displeasure with Donald Trump didn't carry over to others in his party.
The New York Times said last week: "Across the country, suburban voters’ disgust with Mr. Trump — the key to Mr. Biden’s election — did not translate into a wide rebuke of other Republicans, as Democrats had expected after the party made significant gains in suburban areas in the 2018 midterm elections. From the top of the party down to the state level, Democratic officials are awakening to the reality that voters may have delivered a one-time verdict on Mr. Trump that does not equal ongoing support for center-left policies."
See the full New York Times article here.
Election Results for N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat Still Not Final
The recount of votes in the race for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court was not completed last week as expected. The State Board of Elections announced on Wednesday that three large counties, Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg, were unable to complete their recounts as anticipated by the end of last Wednesday. As a result, they will resume recounts today for the top judicial seat in the state, according to the Associated Press. With 91 of the state’s 100 counties done recounting ballots last week, Republican Paul Newby led Democrat Cheri Beasley by more than 400 votes. The small margin is the product of nearly 5.4 million ballots cast in the race.
Cheri Beasley was appointed Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2019. The tally was so close between her and challenger Newby that a recount was triggered. Also pending are protests filed by Justice Newby and Chief Justice Beasley which have the potential to affect the vote count. A hearing on a Beasley protest is scheduled for December 7 in New Hanover County.
EVENTS
Board of Elections Special Meeting -- December
When: Monday, December 7, 1:00 p.m.
Where: New Hanover County Board of Elections, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, Suite 34
The Board of Elections will consider Justice Beasley's protest, which contends that 108 votes in New Hanover County were wrongfully rejected. A postponed evidentiary hearing for an elections protest and discuss other election-related matters as needed. Those who wish to participate in the meeting via teleconference can do so by dialing 1-415-655-0003 at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 7. When prompted for the meeting number/access code press 284 184 094, then the pound sign (#).
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Richard Poole, Chair
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