Source: Politics<\/p>\n
South Carolina GOP Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to announce a special session on redistricting, teeing up the state legislature to pass a Republican gerrymander that would almost certainly cost Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn his seat in this year\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n
Clyburn is the sole Democrat in South Carolina\u2019s House delegation; the new map would dismantle his district, leaving the state with 7 likely red seats and no Democratic-leaning ones.<\/p>\n
McMaster\u2019s plan \u2014 confirmed by four people familiar with the decision, who were granted anonymity to share private details \u2014 is a reversal of his position earlier this month<\/a> and follows pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to gerrymander the state.<\/p>\n The looming special session comes after five Republican state senators voted with Democrats to block a measure<\/a> that would have allowed them to redraw South Carolina\u2019s districts this cycle without a call from McMaster.<\/p>\n The special session will allow lawmakers to pass a new map with a simple majority, making it likely that it will advance given the GOP\u2019s margins.<\/p>\n