Republican-led South Carolina Senate Rejects President Trump’s Call to Redraw Congressional Maps
The 24-20 vote came as early ballots were already being cast, ending a plan that would have forced new U.S. House primaries in August.
- The Republican-controlled South Carolina Senate rejected a White House-backed plan to extend the legislative calendar and redraw the state's congressional boundaries ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
- Republican State Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey heavily criticized the proposed map, warning colleagues that a Washington-mandated gerrymander could trigger a high Black voter turnout that might backfire on the party and make competitive districts vulnerable.
- The legislative roadblock ensures that long-serving Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn will likely protect his seat in the state's sole majority-Black district, defying President Donald Trump's digital demands for local lawmakers to dismantle it.
- The GOP also faced a setback Tuesday in Alabama, where federal judges blocked a Republican-drawn map the court said 'intentionally discriminated based on race,' while Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Redistricting Foundation, warned the 'fight for justice is far from over' nationwide.
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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map in Alabama. As early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina’s primaries, the state Senate rejected a [...]
Redistricting Effort In Red State Fails * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
The GOP-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted against a plan to advance a new congressional map, which, at least temporarily, ends the redistricting effort. The legislative chamber voted 26-18 against the map. Breaking news: Redistricting is officially dead in South Carolina. The South Carolina State Senate votes against redistricting in 26-18 vote 6R-1D congressional map stays in place https://t.co/SVJ5QXdPVu pic.twitter.com/H6QPoHlKdj — …
State RINOs Block Redistricting in Surprise Vote.
The South Carolina Senate voted against advancing a congressional map that would have eliminated a Democrat-voting black-majority district, despite pressure from President Trump and the state governor. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Republican-controlled South Carolina Senate voted 26-18 against a proposed congressional map that sought to eliminate the state’s racially gerrymandered black-majority district, which votes Democrat. The map, back…
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