"Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being."

North Carolina Republicans Leave No Doubt: They Are the Party of Trump

In a rambling rant lasting an hour and a half, the former guy made his first public appearance outside Florida on Saturday night as he addressed a packed house at the 2021 North Carolina Republican Convention in Greenville. Trump was brought to the stage by North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley who told the crowd the Saturday gathering was the largest single fundraising event in the history of the state's Republican party.

Trump's appearance is reportedly intended to kick off a series of rallies and fundraisers as the twice-impeached former Commander-in-Chief works to maintain his control over the Republican party. On Saturday, he

endorsed U.S. Representative Ted Budd for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat in 2022 to replace Richard Burr who is not seeking reelection. Trump announced the surprise endorsement after his daughter-in-law and personal trainer Lara Trump announced she wouldn't seek the office "for now."

Trump's remarks were devoid of details and light on substance as he touted his alleged accomplishments and railed against Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci, radical Democrats, immigration, critical race theory, gun control and other issues from a right-wing media greatest hits list. He didn't specifically restate his debunked claim that he actually won the 2020 Presidential election, but he did say the election "was by far the most corrupt election in the history of our country" He praised efforts to overturn the election and to make voting harder in the future.

NC GOP Chair Michael Whately announced the formation of a Republican "Election Integrity" group, which seems puzzling in light of the fact that Trump stated that North Carolina lacked the voter fraud that was rampant in the states where he lost.

North Carolina Democrats countered Trump's appearance with a "Day of Action" Saturday to contact voters in support of Democratic candidates.

Are You Following the New Hanover County Democratic Party on Social Media?

One way to keep up with what's going on in your county's Democratic Party is through the social media sites that party volunteers maintain. The party's Instagram page is full of graphics and other content that you can view and share. The Twitter account offers a regular stream of short messages and videos. There's a public Facebook page that allow members to connect with updates on community events, volunteer opportunities and opinions on current events. The separate private Facebook group provides a forum for the exchange of thoughts and ideas among fellow Democrats. Use the links below to check out our social media resources.

Feel free to share or retweet our social media content. However, please note that posts in the private Facebook group are not shareable.

@NewHanoverDemocraticParty Political Organization Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NewHanoverDemocraticParty

New Hanover Democrats private group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/47020582504

New Hanover Dems Twitter page: https://twitter.com/NewHanoverDems

nhcdp Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/nhcdp/

EVENTS

You Can Vote Workshops -- June 7 and 10

When: Monday, June 7, and Thursday, June 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Where: Online event, click here to sign up

All volunteers who want to help educate and register voters in their community at YOU CAN VOTE events need to first attend a volunteer training. There are many technical details in completing an accurate voter registration application and in effectively engaging with voters, so we walk you through our best practices, step-by-step, to ensure your conversations will be a success! If you are interested in being trained and need sign language or Spanish interpretation, please email [email protected].

Demonstration at Senator Burr’s Office — June 10

When: Thursday June 10 at Noon

Where: 201 N. Front Street #809, Wilmington

STIR The BURR for S-1. Join concerned Wilmingtonians and folks in other NC towns with Burr offices to urge Senator Richard Burr to stand for truth, democracy, ending corruption and fighting voter suppression. Our democracy is under attack by Republican state legislatures. We need federal legislation to reverse that trend. S-1 will be brought up in the Senate for a vote in June, possibly as soon as June 21st. Since Burr voted for impeachment (and was censured by his own party), he apparently has a recollection of his oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We are hoping that he can be persuaded that saving democracy will burnish his legacy.

You can RSVP for the event here.

Building Blue Online Training Retreat -- June 11 -13

When: Friday, June 11, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours TBA.

Where: Online event, click here to sign up

NCDP invites all county and precinct officers, activists and parliamentarians to participate in various training tracks aimed at preparing for 2022 elections to support Democrats up and down the ticket.

In-Person County Executive Committee Meeting To Choose New SEC Member -- June 21

When: Monday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: NHCDP HQ, 5041 New Centre Drive, Wilmington NC

This will be the first in-person countywide meeting since February 2020.

Sonya Bennetone-Patrick was elected Chair of the 7th Congressional District Democratic Party and as a result, she will be an ex-officio member of the State Executive Committee, potentially freeing up a New Hanover SEC seat. We hope to fill the SEC seat at this meeting. The vote will require that a quorum be present, so if you are a Precinct Chair or Vice Chair, a CEC Officer, or an SEC member, please plan to attend or send a proxy. Pursuant to Section 12.05 of the Plan of Organization, CEC members who are unable to attend may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting on their behalf, so long as they notify the NHCDP Chair or Secretary, in writing, before the meeting is called to order. If you are a CEC member and are unable to attend, please send a proxy to represent you. If you are a precinct officer, you should designate an active Democrat from your precinct.