SC ........ 7 ???

SC's New Redistricting Map Has Us Wondering If We Need to Change Our Blog's Name ....



      Through the magic of Facebook, we got a message from SC House Member (and possible New 7th District candidate) Alan Clemmons. The overseeing committee that makes up redistricting plans has passed their plans for the new Congressional districts for the next decade, starting in 2012.  Taking a quick peek at it, we note two things: first, we will need to change our blog from SC6 to SC7, because we'll have a new Congressman.  Yes, we are celebrating already, and we take full credit for the change, based on our dogged harrassment of Jim Clyburn. Send the check to my house....



     Secondly, for the most part, the strong get stronger.  The new 7th will be The Grand Strand and Pee Dee, as it should be.  The areas are used to working together, and now we'll have one Congressman representing the entire area. Right or wrong, we'll have one person sending the ship in one direction... Good Luck.  It does lean slight Republican, so a sixth GOP Congressman with Jim Clyburn as the lone Democrat is entirely possible.  Clyburn here is the big winner...



     As usual, Clyburn has screwed his fellow Democrats for his own political gain, along with his slacker daughter Mignon, who we still think will someday be representing the 6th District once ger cushy gig at the FCC is over.  He dropped Florence County, with the exception of 90% Dem precincts in Timmonsville and Lake City.  Close to a third of GOP votes came from Flo Co.  He also picked up key spots in south eastern parts of the state.  Clyburn winning for life with 75% of the vote is a real possibility. Word is, Moye Graham has already begun to hang a black flag on his boat in Lake Marion, to mourn his party...


   Another big winner is Mick Mulvaney. He lost Upper Dee counties like Dillon, Chestrefield and Marlboro, which are heavily Democrat, in exchange for the area west of his district. Lucky Guy for a first termer....  The two Upstate districts are pretty well unchanged, and should stay Republican.  Yet, for every winner, there has to be some kind of loser.


    To us, the loser appears to be Joe Wilson.  His area around Columbia was pretty much set already, and it appears unchanged. However, he lost Beaufort County.  Joe Wilson without Parris Island is like Rambo without his big Bowie Knife.  His support is very rabid, but he still has quite possibly the weakest district among Republicans.  He is gambling a lot if he accepts the new plan.. Tim Scott may have lost a little ground by losing Horry and Georgetown Counties, but moving South and gaining Beaufort County will make up for it.



     For me, there is one big outcome. I'll finally have to give up my gig as 6th District Vice-Chairman, since I won't be living in the district anymore.  Considering that I haven't been there for the past 18 months, that is no surprise.  In the meantime, I'll be taking applications so I may endorse my successor in the near future....  Coming Soon - SC7 ????


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