US EditionGraham Says South Carolina Should Consider Redistricting After Virginia Vote
Graham said South Carolina Republicans should consider a new map after Virginia voters backed a plan that could give Democrats up to four more House seats.
- On Wednesday, Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, urged his state to consider redistricting, suggesting Republicans should "fight fire with fire" following Virginia's Democratic-backed redistricting vote on Tuesday.
- Virginia voters approved a Democratic-backed redistricting plan on Tuesday that could expand the state's congressional delegation advantage from 6-5 to 10-1, intensifying a national redistricting war begun last year when President Donald Trump demanded Republicans in Texas redraw their lines for five additional seats.
- State Representative Jordan Pace, chair of the Freedom Caucus, welcomed Graham's call with "Better late than never," though Senate GOP Leader Shane Massey had told reporters in January that off-cycle redistricting was "unlikely" this legislative session.
- A Virginia county judge blocked the redistricting plan on Wednesday, with Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announcing an appeal, while Senator John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat, warned on Tuesday that the national battle degrades democracy, stating "the wrong thing doesn't make it the right thing."
- South Carolina Republicans await a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether lawmakers can use race when drawing voting maps, which would directly influence U.S. Representative James Clyburn's 6th Congressional District, as Virginia Democrats sought to offset Republican gains in four other states.
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WACH'Fight fire with fire': Graham calls on South Carolina to redistrict after Virginia vote
Sen. Lindsey Graham appears ready to embrace redistricting in South Carolina, a shift from earlier support that had largely been confined to members of the Free
Graham urges South Carolina response to Virginia redistricting
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday suggested South Carolina should conduct redistricting efforts boosting Republicans, arguing the state must “fight fire with fire” in response to Virginia Democrats conducting such efforts in the commonwealth. Graham’s call to action comes after Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to redraw its congressional districts, allowing Democrats to flip four se…
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham suggested this Wednesday that his state could push forward its own district redistribution process after voters in Virginia approved a Democratic-backed plan to redraw the congressional maps last Tuesday. “After the efforts of the Virginia Democrats to redistribute districts in order to increase Democratic seats in the House of Representatives, South Carolina should consider fighting fire with fir…
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