Melissa Watson Ward

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[Emerge @EmergeAmerica]

#DivineNine sisters in D.C.: Channel your leadership into civic engagement. In conjunction with the @NPHCHQ, Emerge Action Fund is hosting Emerge Rising during @TheBlackCaucus Week to help you find your place in politics. RSVP for the Sept 23 event: https://t.co/VqYvI8xBHn

[Jesica Mackey @jesica_mackey]

Thank you, District 9, for re-electing me to Richland County Council and providing me the privledge to serve you all for another 4 years! As your Councilwoman, I will continue to build on our successes and prioritize the needs of our communities.

[Brady Quirk-Garvan @bradyqg]

The second tax-payer funded murder in a month in SC.

I’ll say again for the record: state sponsored execution is morally wrong, more expensive, and life without parole exists for a reason.

Another sad day for SC.

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

@MWatsonWard sits down with @scdp 2nd Vice Chair @associatesmayra to discuss Latino voices in South Carolina this election.

[Brent @HJhughes79]

South Carolina Football. Finding new ways to crush their fans souls for over a hundred years

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

Democratic candidate for SC Senate District 11 @geterforsenate discusses the root causes of inflation and practical solutions to the problem in an interview with @MWatsonWard.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/V0X8BzqIWm

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

Third-party candidates are seldom seen down-ballot, leaving @MWatsonWard to question the intentions of third-party hopefuls:
https://t.co/WBSIUI0M1d

[Jeremy Lindenfeld @jeremotographs]

Marcellus Williams should’ve been spared not because he was innocent, but because he was human. Guilty people shouldn’t be executed either.

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

Listen to Shattering Ceilings with @MWatsonWard on Spotify or Apple Music and watch the full episodes on https://t.co/8YaSgDmYGm
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[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

.@MWatsonWard sits down with veteran Democratic fundraiser @amedbery as she recounts her time working with @harrisonjaime and stresses the importance of fundraising for campaigns.

[Pena 🦋 @aaltomm]

@PrestonMitchum Civilized countries don't execute people.

[Preston D. Mitchum @PrestonMitchum]

As a reminder: guilty people shouldn’t be executed either.

[Caitlin Byrd @MaryCaitlinByrd]

“Nancy Mace is full of shit,” Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said as she opened a presser. “She clearly doesn't understand the law. She is in a position where she controls Congress and has failed to do her job, and is trying to make her failures our problem.” #scpol

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Here are the people who want Marcellus Williams to receive clemency:

— The victim’s family
— The prosecutors
— Members of the jury

If @GovParsonMO allows this execution to take place he will have blood on his hands.

[Melissa Watson Ward @MWatsonWard]

Reposting this today. One innocent person murdered at the hands of the state is one innocent life too many. We can't continue to murder our citizens and claim the moral high ground.

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

"Republicans are only 'pro-life' up to birth; then, you no longer matter to Republican voters, donors, or politicians."

@MWatsonWard examines the death penalty in a 'pro-life' state on the eve of Freddie Owen's execution. https://t.co/1jn0xLcL7s

[Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley]

A "justice" system that supports state-sanctioned murder is anything but just.

We must abolish the cruel, flawed, and racist death penalty once and for all.

[Reviewer 2 @GrumpyReviewer2]

#AcademicChatter #AcademicX

[The Arena @TheArenaSC]

Charleston County Council candidate Sydney Van Bulck outlines the challenges facing her district and the ground she has to make up against an eight-year incumbent in her recent interview with @MWatsonWard.