Source: Fox News
Summary
President Donald Trump is urging South Carolina Republicans to redraw their congressional district map to eliminate the only Democrat-dominated U.S. House seat. This move comes after the Supreme Court ruled that race should not dictate the redrawing of legislative district maps. Republican officials in Alabama are also moving forward with a redrawn congressional map that would likely eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic-held U.S. House seats. Similar efforts are underway in Louisiana and Tennessee. The goal is to give the GOP a boost in the midterm elections and control of the House during the final two years of Trump’s second term.
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The process has entered a familiar phase.
Trump is watching closely as lawmakers in South Carolina and Alabama redraw their congressional district maps. The goal is to eliminate Democratic-held seats and give the GOP a boost in the midterm elections. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act has cleared the way for these efforts. Trump is urging Republicans to be “bold and courageous” and to move the U.S. House primaries to August. The outcome is likely to be a familiar one, with the GOP gaining control of the House.
As expected, the matter has reached another stage, and the performance is unfolding as scripted.
Author: Evan Null
