South Carolina Republicans block plan to eliminate Clyburn’s House seat
Five Republicans joined Democrats to block a plan that could have erased South Carolina’s only Democratic U.S. House seat, leaving redistricting on hold.
- On Tuesday, the South Carolina Senate rejected a motion to redraw U.S. House districts, with a 29-17 vote falling two votes short of the two-thirds threshold required. The defeat halts a Republican push to alter electoral maps before the November midterms.
- President Donald Trump urged senators to "be bold and courageous" and delay primaries, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey resisted. Massey said he doesn't like being asked to bend to someone's will instead of doing what's best for his state.
- This failure follows broader national redistricting battles, where opponents recently challenged Missouri's new map. Attorney Abha Khanna criticized the district as "a sprawling behemoth that cuts clear across the state to unite territories that share nothing in common."
- South Carolina's current primary calendar remains stable following the vote, preventing logistical disruption for election officials. Absentee and overseas military ballots have already been cast amid an "extremely tight" deadline, making redistricting mid-cycle risky.
- A national redistricting battle has intensified over 10 months, inflamed by a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Similar conflicts persist in Louisiana and Alabama as states weigh aggressive district redraws ahead of November elections.
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Redistricting Effort FAILS In GOP-Led State Senate * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
An effort to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map, which likely would have added one GOP-held U.S. House seat, has failed in the state Senate. Despite a push from President Trump, five Republicans voted against extending the state’s legislative session to focus on redistricting. The 29-17 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority approval needed to proceed. “The South Carolina State Senate has a big vote tomorrow on Redistricting. I’m watc…
Five Lindsey Graham South Carolina Senate RINOs refuse to vote to redraw congressional districts
I think I’m beginning to understand how in the hell losers like Lindsey Graham continue to get re-elected every time they run.. Because the rest of the Republicans in the state are just as worthless as war pig Lindsey Graham! Five state senate RINOs voted again redrawing congressional maps in the state, in order to...
5 South Carolina Republican lawmakers defy Trump — vote with Dems to tank redistricting
A measure to force a vote on redistricting failed the South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday after five Republican lawmakers defied President Trump and voted with Democrats against the redistricting effort.
SC Republicans Block Plan To Eliminate Clyburn's Seat
The Washington Post reports: Republicans in South Carolina’s legislature on Tuesday rejected a plan aimed at flipping the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat, which has long been occupied by one of the country’s most senior and influential Black leaders. The decision was a victory — at least for now — for Rep. James E. Clyburn, the Democrat whose seat was at risk, and a setback for President Donald Trump. The president has persuaded Republic…
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