THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - State RINOs Block Redistricting in Surprise Vote.
The South Carolina Senate voted against advancing a congressional map that would have eliminated a Democrat-voting black-majority district, despite pressure from President Trump and the state governor.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Republican-controlled South Carolina Senate voted 26-18 against a proposed congressional map that sought to eliminate the state’s racially gerrymandered black-majority district, which votes Democrat. The map, backed by President Donald J. Trump, national Republicans, and the state House, would have likely handed the GOP another U.S. House seat in the November midterms. WHEN & WHERE: The vote occurred on Tuesday in the Republican-led South Carolina Senate, following a special session called by Governor Henry McMaster (R). KEY QUOTE: “Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway,” said Republican-in-name-only (RINO ) state Senator Richard Cash. …Open