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Your intrepid YCDP TV producer went to the Trump rally in Rock Hill… just because. He filed this report

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (“Bleach Blonde, Bad Build, Butch Body”) took time out from her own reelection campaign to visit Rock Hill and join candidate for Governor Jermaine Johnson on stage on October 29 for a rally sponsored by the SC Women for Change and YCDP. The rally was held at the McGirt Auditorium at Emmett Scott Recreation Center, a venue upgrade when RSVPs to the event exceed...

Early voting is almost over. The election is less than a week away. Senate Candidate Annie Andrews visited York County one more time to speak to a big crowd at the Old Town Amphitheater in Rock Hill on Wednesday, October 28. Candidate for Congress Mallory Dittmer lead off the evening. Also appearing are SC State Rep John King , and Paul Vining , a lifelong Republican who announced that Andrews and...

Seven Democratic candidates — from School Board to Governor — made their final pitch to voters on Sunday, October 18, in Fountain Park, Rock Hill. This episode presents the full rally, plus a quick look at the all-important job of canvassing voters - that is, knocking on doors and talking to them one-on-one. At the rally, you’ll hear from: YCDP Chair Nikita Jackson Jennifer Hutchinson, Vice-Chair,...

York County joined the Nationwide NO KINGS/VOTE EARLY movement on Saturday, October 17, with a rally on Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill. Turnout was a little lighter than in the past, but enthusiasm was high as ever.

Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews brought her campaign to York County with a Town Hall in Fort Mill on Saturday, October 16. Every minute of the Town Hall is here on YCDP TV. And a Bonus Extra. After the Town Hall, we found SC House District 26 candidate Jenny Desch talking to some folks and getting herself into ‘campaign mode’, so we rolled the camera and listened in for a mini-Town Hall. Two fo...

Our Civics Lesson notes that there are FOUR School Districts in York County, drawn around for ‘population areas’: York (City), Clover, Rock Hill and Fort Mill. Each District has a seven-member Board of Trustees, with four-year terms. Some are elected this year, the rest in two years. Candidates nominate themselves (in August) — they are technically nonpartisan, and are not part of the Primary proc...

Our Meet the Candidate series brings us to Jenny Desch , the Democratic nominee for SC House District 26 . That’s greater Fort Mill, or Zip Code 29715. Jenny is currently an Assistant Solicitor (better known as Prosecutor) working in Columbia. She lives in Fort Mill (long commute!), and worked in the prosecutor’s office in York County for almost 20 years before switching to the Columbia office. Sh...

In this episode we hear from six Democratic candidates for office in 2026: Sylvia Wright , running for Superintendent of Education Mallory Dittmer, running for Congress - US House in the South Carolina 5th - that’s the seat that Ralph Norman gave up to run for Governor, so it’s an open seat… no incumbent Jason Belton , running for Secretary of State Tiffany Boozer , running for Comptroller General...

Rep. John King and former Rock Hill City Councilman Perry Sutton squared off for a lively debate hosted by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in Rock Hill on June 1. Sutton has challenged incumbent King in the Democratic Primary for State House District 49, which covers most of Rock Hill, and reaches out to the City of York. The YCDP TV Media Empire thanks YCDP Chair Nikita Jackson for recording this...

Just a little goofing around for a minute here… I was enjoying media coverage of the Redistricting FAIL in the SC Senate, and I asked YouTube to find me some stories about it. Most were either straight news coverage, or celebratory posts. Then I hit this one, with its title about RINOs 🦏 (Republicans In Name Only), with a real crybaby 😭 host who feels like Republicans are entitled to run governm...

Meet Bruce Cole , Democratic candidate for South Carolina Comptroller General . Bruce's list of education and business credentials is as long as... well, I can't bring myself to repeat the cliché, so let's just say it's really long, and well suited for what is generally considered to be a fairly technical position. Good enough, but now get to know the person behind the resumé. That means we have t...

DeShawn Blanding’s ‍ ‍ life trajectory has been headed for this - running for Commissioner of Agriculture - since high school, when he was elected President of his chapter of the Future Farmers of America. In this episode he tells us about his extensive career advocating for farmers and agriculture… and for everyone who has a connection to food, such as people who like to eat… while holding positi...

When you meet Tiffany Boozer, your first impression is probably not math whiz . Once you get past her name, you find she is young, energetic, outgoing, dare we say ‘spunky’? And she has a passion for… auditing ✏. Didn’t see that coming. If you’ve ever struggled to balance your checkbook (kids, ask your parents), that’s a challenge she would jump at. And as it turns out, she gets to help balance th...

Let’s get to know Rustin Terry Rustin is running for the South Carolina House from District 48 , the Lake Wylie area of York County. Rustin has no Primary competition, so he and incumbent Republican Brandon Guffey head straight to the General Election in November. Rustin joins YCDP TV host Gary Pearce for this in-depth conversation. He has a web page in the works, but meanwhile reach him at this F...

Andrew Clough is running for Congress in the South Carolina 5th District in the 2026 Democratic Primary. His Primary opponent is Mallory Dittmer. The winner of that Primary will face Republican Wes Climer and Worker Party candidate Andy Kaplan in the November 3 General Election to take the seat being vacated by Ralph Norman, who is running for Governor. YCDP TV is inviting Democratic Candidates fr...

The third nationwide NO KINGS protest brought out York County progressives for two events on March 28. In the morning it was between Fort Mill and Tega Cay at Hwy 160 and 460. In the afternoon the familiar spot along Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill. Here's a quick review, and a message from two candidates: Mallory Dittmer (running for US House from SC 5) and Pete Martinez (running for SC House Distric...

The 2026 York County Democratic Party Convention is history, and it was awesome . And YCDP Chair Nikita Jackson was keeping a secret 🤫. Before the convention, we had just a handful of Democratic candidates for the various offices affecting York County. After… every State House office has a Democratic Candidate. The Convention featured speakers for most Statewide races and almost all local races....

This episode contains some explicit language 💣 In a week when Trump invaded Venezuela and ICE killed an activist, York County turned out on Dave Lyle blvd in Rock Hill to join the nation for another protest. Meet some of your neighbors, and Congressional Candidate Mallory Dittmer, running for the seat vacated by Ralph Norman.

York County turned out in force for the second nationwide No Kings protest, sponsored by YCDP, York County Rising, Indivisible, 50501 and many others across the country (and around the world). We got this video after producer Gary Pearce rushed from his flight from London down to Rock Hill on Saturday, October 18. Earlier, another York County protest happened betweet Fort Mill and Tega Cay. You’ve...

The YCDP TV Media Empire was actually on a mini-vacation up in the North Carolina mountains as we edited Part One of this story, so kind of a rush job and we left a few things out. So here in Part Two, we stuff them back in. That includes a little more history, a little more analysis, and some media stories from WRHI Radio , WSOC TV9 , and the Rock Hill Herald newspaper.

LListening to their lawyer, the York County Library Board wasn’t ready to institute a new policy of moving books written for children about LGBTQ+ issues, or just including LGBTQ+ characters, from the Children’s section to the Adult section at it’s August meeting. Instead, they will have “continuing discssions” about the matter until… who knows? The meeting was held at noon on August 14 at the mai...

Meet some more of the activists who occupy a block of Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill ever other Saturday! 2-4 PM. And/or drop by the Indivisible folks at 10 AM Mondays as they protest and drop some mai l on Ralph Norman's doorstep. 516 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC. Also, the YCDP Executive Committee has it's quarterly meeting on Saturday, August 16 at 10 AM, either on Zoom or — for the first time in a...

The YCDP TV Media Empire crew was handling family stuff on Saturday while the nationwide Rage Against the Regime coincided with York County Rising's bi-weekly Dave Lyle protest . Fortunately, reporters and crews from WCNC and WBTV both covered the event. And we stole their reports. If you can't make it every time, come when you can. And at the end of this video is a short PSA on something else you...

York County Council Republicans have been playing a long game with the county library system . They didn’t have much choice, but a culture war battle that started in 2022 is finally about to be completed. In 2022, Councilman Tom Audette started making noise about a list of children’s books in the library that addressed LGBTQ topics. He didn’t invent the issue—it had been a hot potato in right-wing...