South Carolina Senate rejects Donald Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps
Trump has lobbied for the plan, making at least two phone calls to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey.
Trump has lobbied for the plan, making at least two phone calls to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey.
The map could have netted four Democrat-leaning U.S. House districts in the Old Dominion.
The FBI is searching the Senator’s office weeks after she led a successful campaign to redraw the state’s congressional maps in Democrats’ favor.
‘It’s an ongoing process with many legal challenges pending, and it’s far too early for sweeping statements on the final outcome.’
After the redistricting wars rolled through the Old Dominion, the Sunshine State could be next.
‘Virginians stepped up and leveled the playing field for the entire country.’
Even if Democrats are successful Tuesday, the public vote may not be the final word.
That’s more than half the money raised for the pro-redistricting effort in the Old Dominion.
The court will still hear arguments on the validity of mid-decade redistricting, but it won’t affect the election date.
Census data shows North Carolina on track to pick up a House seat in the next reapportionment.