{"id":2606464,"date":"2026-05-24T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sc-gop-moves-to-oust-85-year-old-dem-kingmaker-who-got-biden-to-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:48:59","slug":"sc-gop-moves-to-oust-85-year-old-dem-kingmaker-who-got-biden-to-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sc-gop-moves-to-oust-85-year-old-dem-kingmaker-who-got-biden-to-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"SC GOP Moves to Oust 85-Year-Old Dem Kingmaker Who Got Biden to the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsc-gop-moves-to-oust-85-year-old-dem-kingmaker-who-got-biden-to-the-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606464&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>republicans in South Carolina advanced a new congressional redistricting map that would likely eliminate the state\u2019s only Democratic-held House seat, currently held by long-serving Rep. Jim Clyburn. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposal moved forward<\/a> after lengthy debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee, despite public opposition.  <\/p>\n<p>The article frames Clyburn as a major Democratic figure nationwide-highlighting his 2020 role in helping Joe Biden win the South Carolina primary and revive his path to the nomination. It also notes that redistricting fights are intensifying across the country after the Supreme Court struck down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-supreme-court-rules-on-voter-id-constitutional-amendment\/\" title=\"North Carolina Supreme Court ... on Voter ID Constitutional Amendment\">racially gerrymandered districts<\/a> in Louisiana v.Callais.  <\/p>\n<p>In South Carolina, five republican state senators briefly crossed party lines to try to block the plan, but that effort failed, leading Gov. Henry McMaster to call a special session. clyburn criticized the effort as harmful to democracy, arguing that redistricting is ultimately about whether rules belong to the public or politicians who change them to preserve power.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republicans in South Carolina advanced a new proposed House map Wednesday that could threaten longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, the party kingmaker who helped propel former President Joe Biden to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the redistricting proposal late Wednesday evening after more than 12 hours of debate, WLTX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wltx.com\/article\/news\/politics\/south-carolina-senate-advances-congressional-redistricting-proposal-despite-public-opposition\/101-cc7bc2b8-acb2-40d2-adac-e36f05c1b2d7#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pending map would likely axe the state\u2019s only Democratic-held seat, currently held by the 85-year-old Clyburn, a 17-term congressman first elected in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn is one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill, and his presence in Washington carries significant political impact outside of the Palmetto State.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker cemented his reputation as a party <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/09\/powerful-dem-kamala-girl-says-feels-good-newsom-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kingmaker<\/a> in 2020 after his endorsement helped Biden \u2014 who had suffered crushing defeats in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary \u2014 win the South Carolina primary in a landslide and revive his path to the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly following Biden\u2019s convincing South Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/02\/29\/810477647\/biden-wins-south-carolina-primary-ap-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win<\/a>, several candidates in the race including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/steyer-drops-out-of-2020-presidential-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Steyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/01\/us\/politics\/pete-buttigieg-drops-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/02\/us\/politics\/amy-klobuchar-drops-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Klobuchar<\/a> dropped out, helping Biden become the favorite over socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as the redistricting battle between Republicans and Democrats heats up nationwide. Red states in the South are <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/05\/15\/democrat-steve-cohen-reelection-congressional-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/05\/11\/supreme-court-alabama-congressional-map-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quickly<\/a> after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/24-109_21o3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana v. Callais<\/a> that racially gerrymandered districts are unconstitutional in a 6-3 decision.<\/p>\n<p>On May 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/05\/13\/five-republicans-vote-with-democrats-south-carolina-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five<\/a> Republican state senators crossed party lines and voted with Democrats in an attempt to block the redistricting proposal.<\/p>\n<p>After the push failed, Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a special session to address the state budget and congressional districts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn South Carolina, we have witnessed the consequences of these rigged districts firsthand,\u201d Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/nancymace.org\/nancy-mace-gerrymandering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe panic now sweeping through the left is quite telling, they fear a fair contest. When the rules are applied equally, their grip on power slips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn pushed back on the redistricting effort, saying the battle is challenging democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is bigger than one district. It\u2019s about whether our democracy belongs to the people, or to politicians who change the rules when they don\u2019t like the results,\u201d Clyburn wrote in an X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClyburnSC06\/status\/2052472310242607461?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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