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South Carolina Republicans decline to consider redistricting in blow to Trump
Key takeaways
- The measure failed via a 29-17 vote after Trump on Monday urged Republicans to back the extension.
- South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week!
- The South Carolina Senate has 34 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The measure failed via a 29-17 vote after Trump on Monday urged Republicans to back the extension.
South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week! Move the U.S. House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same schedule, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Democrats in the upper chamber of the South Carolina legislature celebrated the move, saying in a post on the social platform X that they welcome the vote and that the extension would have allowed the legislature to return for a politically motivated special session on congressional redistricting.
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