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South Carolina Republicans defy Trump again to reject rapid redistricting drive
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Bid to remake maps before midterms and reduce Democratic voters in Jim Clyburn’s district 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. Continue reading...
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