GOP 'Big Lie' Collapses Further

On November 7 last year after it was crystal clear that Joe Biden was President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump tweeted in all caps "I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!" That is the essence of the Big Lie. However, one of the main purveyors of the Big Lie, Sydney Powell, now is arguing in court that "no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were really statements of fact." She essentially is defending herself from a billion dollar defamation lawsuit by saying only stupid people would have believed her when she claimed Joe Biden's election wasn't legitimate. See the NBC News story here.

Dominion, filed an additional  $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News on Friday. 

NHCDP To Vote On County Party Officers on April 10th

NHCDP will vote for new officers at the County Convention in April. In addition, we will vote on a dozen SEC members. If you are interested in serving or know someone who may want to serve, please contact any of the existing officers. All New Hanover Democrats are welcome to attend the Convention, but only members of organized precincts who were named as delegates at their precinct organization meeting will be eligible to vote at the county convention.

The Officers of the New Hanover County Democratic Party have identified a slate of nominees willing and able to serve in 2021-2023. The slate is diverse and includes both experienced officers and newcomers. The candidates are:

• Andre Brown - Chair
• Victoria Garcia Velazco - First Vice Chair
• Susanne Werner - Second Vice Chair
• Bandorian Cromartie - Third Vice Chair
• Brenda Fong - Treasurer
• April Farr - Secretary

Nominations from the floor will also be welcome at the convention, and the votes of convention delegates will decide the election.

Meet First Vice Chair Candidate Victoria Velazco

Victoria Velazco was spurred to action by the 2020 election. Motivated by the attacks on the Latinx community and the negative political climate, she joined the Biden/Harris campaign, started a Latinx Democratic Facebook Group, and translated and distributed Spanish Blue Ballots. In addition, she and four other Latinx women provided non-partisan voter information to voters in New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Duplin and Columbus counties through a Facebook Group Mi Voz Mi Voto (My Voice, My Vote) https://www.facebook.com/votanteSENC  through which they distributed informational videos.

Victoria was born in El Salvador and came to the US as an unaccompanied minor fleeing a civil war. She is a Naturalized US Citizen. She has lived in Wilmington for 29 years and has three children. She is the owner of VIDA Translations, and publisher of Vida Familiar Latina Magazine, which was created as a resource to the Latinx community. She will graduate in May with a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from UNCW.

Where: Zoom. Click here to register. 

Where: Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkfuyuqTMrHNBylNAOGNtBt3j3bDCsFoWG

Registration is required. Keynote speeches by Bobbie Richardson and Deb Butler. Election of NHCDP Officers and SEC members and consideration of Resolutions. Delegates to the convention will receive an email with links to the Googledocs ballot which we will use for contested election. Only delegates who register for the convention will be eligible to vote.