Trump team presses Southern Republicans for mid-decade redistricting

10 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 9

South Carolina is the main target, with James Blair lobbying Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott and state senators after Tennessee enacted a new map and Virginia's top court struck down a Democratic-backed plan.
Officials also contacted Republicans in Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama, where legislatures are pursuing maps that could eliminate minority-focused districts and potentially boost Republican seats before the midterms.
Some South Carolina Republicans, including Henry McMaster and Shane Massey, warned an aggressive redraw could endanger existing GOP-held districts, while Democrats accused Trump of trying to dismantle Jim Clyburn's majority-Black seat.

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