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The State | Apr. 27, 2023
“On all levels, folks need to be able to rely upon and trust the judgment of the state party chair,” Harrison said in a nearly three-minute video released Thursday, first obtained by The State newspaper. “Christale will always put the interests of South Carolina Democrats first.”
The State | Apr. 23, 2023
“‘We need to do research to find out what’s top of mind for our voters so we know what to talk about, like what’s going to be the mobilizing issue in 2024,’ said Spain, who also notes in 2022 she led a communications and national organizing program that won 12 out of 13 competitive U.S. House races, three of which were in North Carolina.”
“In Sumter, Spain, who got her start answering phones at party headquarters in 2012, told activists she has the experience needed to pull off a successful first-in-the-nation primary in addition to a strategy to succeed in areas where the current leadership has fallen short, like its efforts to turn out Black voters.”
The New York Times | Apr. 7, 2023
“A usually low-key race has taken on unusually high stakes as the party prepares to host the first primary of the 2024 campaign and seeks to reverse its recent misfortunes.”
The Hill | Apr. 5, 2023
“She’s a proven leader that mobilized more than a million South Carolina voters in 2020. Just last cycle, Christale led a national voter engagement campaign that won 12 competitive Congressional seats for Democrats, three of which were in neighboring North Carolina,” the congressman said in a statement to The Hill.
US News and World Report | Apr. 5, 2023
Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose last-minute endorsement helped propel Joe Biden’s 2020 White House campaign, is backing a former staffer in her effort to lead South Carolina’s Democrats, as the state prepares to host the party’s opening presidential primary in 2024.
AP | Apr. 5, 2023
Christale Spain “represents the battle-tested, steady leadership the South Carolina Democratic Party needs as the national party turns to us to kick-off the nomination process.”
Columbia Urban Broadcast Network | Mar 26, 2023
“It’s clear that she has the heart of the grassroots movement, the professional skills required to help manage assigned staff and thousands of volunteers, and connections to campaigns that have a history of winning.
WLTX | Feb. 23, 2023
South Carolina Democratic Party chair Trav Robertson is stepping down. After a six year tenure, he’s announced he will not be seeking a fourth term.
Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2023
Trav Robertson, the leader of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Wednesday that he won’t seek another term as party chair as the state prepares to host the party’s first 2024 presidential primary in the nation.
WIS TV | Feb. 22, 2023
Tuesday morning the Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party announced he will not be seeking a fourth term.
Holy City Sinner | Feb. 22, 2023
The former executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, who worked on Cory Booker’s 2020 campaign and launched a political action committee to boost voter participation, wants to run the state party.
Greenville News | Feb. 20, 2023
Greenville Democratic Party Chair Amanda McDougald Scott also endorsed Spain, saying Spain had a lot of national, statewide and local credibility. “She’s been in the mix, knowing people and having the connections that it takes to be a state party leader,” McDougald Scott said.
The State | Feb. 20, 2023
The former executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, who worked on Cory Booker’s 2020 campaign and launched a political action committee to boost voter participation, wants to run the state party.
WPDE | Feb. 20, 2023
Christale Spain announced on Monday that she will run for Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. If elected, she will be the first African American woman chair in the history of the state party.
The Post and Courier | Feb. 20, 2023
A Columbia Democratic political strategist has become the second candidate to announce a bid to lead the South Carolina Democratic Party, promising to revitalize the ailing organization and reconnect it to voters.
WBUR | Feb. 27, 2020
A Columbia Democratic political strategist has become the second candidate to announce a bid to lead the South Carolina Democratic Party, promising to revitalize the ailing organization and reconnect it to voters.