Clyburn stays confident amid South Carolina redistricting push
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Updated · POLITICO · May 10
Clyburn stays confident amid South Carolina redistricting push
8 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 10
The 85-year-old Democrat said a new map backed by the state's Republican majority could erase his district and help Republicans seek a 7-0 congressional sweep before November's midterms.
He argued the effort has a racial dimension, criticising the Supreme Court's recent ruling and saying heavily white districts escape scrutiny while majority-Black or Black-influence districts are treated as racial gerrymanders.
First elected in 1992, Clyburn said he could still emerge from redistricting with at least three Democrats winning House seats in South Carolina, where he is only the ninth Black person ever elected to Congress.
A century after losing representation, how might new district lines reshape minority political influence in the South?
With cities like Charleston being split, how might new voting maps affect local governance and community identity?
How has a recent Supreme Court ruling changed the evidence needed to challenge new voting maps in court?