Republican-led South Carolina Senate Rejects President Trump’s Call to Redraw Congressional Maps
The Senate vote halted a plan to redraw all seven House districts and restart primaries, as more than 32,000 early ballots were already cast.
- 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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News Wrap: South Carolina Senate rejects redistricting push
In our news wrap Tuesday, South Carolina's Senate rejected a push from President Trump to redraw its congressional maps to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black district, a federal court in Alabama is temporarily blocking a plan that would eliminate one of two majority-Black districts and Washington authorities say an undisclosed number of people died when a chemical tank imploded.
South Carolina Republican marks 'death knell' for Trump’s election scheme
Republican Richard J. Cash, who has been serving in the South Carolina State Senate since 2017, is decidedly conservative. But according to South Carolina Post and Courier reporter Nick Reynolds, Cash "may have just marked the death knell for redistricting" in his state.South Carolina, a deep red state, is facing a major gerrymandering push from Republicans, including President Donald Trump. And Democratic critics of redistricting plans in South…
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 — …
South Carolina Senate turns down Trump's second push for redrawing map
South Carolina Republicans have once again struck down a measure to redraw the state’s congressional map, expressing concerns about the impact on its already underway primary election. The contested map, one legislator said, was also rushed through without discussion from the mapmaker. The state Senators voted 20-24 on the bill, failing to reach the necessary majority to formally redraw the state’s congressional map, which would eliminate South…
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