Bid to remake maps and reduce Democratic voters in Jim Clyburn’s district before midterms fails in state senate
Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have defied Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections.
In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district and add to the list of gerrymandered gains for Republicans.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by George Chidi and agencies.
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