In the 2022 primaries, just over 565k South Carolinians cast a ballot. In day 1 of early voting in the 2026 primaries, we hit 10% of that amount. With democrats outpacing republicans by about 4:1.

my friend @ejeancarroll.bsky.social is tougher than all of these goons put together

Ken Paxton should be nowhere near the U.S. Senate. So we’re hitting the road to stop him.  
Join us: www.mobilize.us/talaricofort...

BREAKING: The South Carolina Senate abruptly adjourned its special redistricting session Tuesday without passing a redistricting bill. The GOP effort to redraw the state’s congressional map to dismantle the state’s lone majority-Black district in time for the midterm elections is now all but dead.

SOUTH CAROLINA… “The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional district in hopes Republicans could gain an additional seat in the midterm elections.” Making Tennessee Republicans look even more extreme. www.wyff4.com/article/sout...

Let’s all be real clear: This does not mean Trump is powerful. He is a kingmaker in a party that is slipping further and further into chaos.

Hi! Bear with me. This will be a longer one. First: there are 3 republican senators who are still pretty middle of the road on most common sense things. From the jump, if they were on board we stood a good chance. Second: the senator who drew the 2020 map and went to court over it was not

We would like to thank all of the amazing partners who helped play a major role in the redistricting advocacy work across the past several weeks, including Veterans for All Voters, League of Women Voters, Phil Ford of Ford & Ford Group, ACLU, WREN, the Ubuntu Collective and the SC NAACP.

BOOM 💥 NEW: South Carolina Republicans saw the insane lines and slammed the brakes on another gerrymandering circus targeting Black voters and Jim Clyburn. S Carolina Dems made it clear: changing maps after voting already started is crazy work!

I would also be remiss if I didn’t highlight the consistent education legislators like @tameikaisaacdevine.bsky.social @edsutton.bsky.social Rep. Bamberg, Rep. Grant, & more did keeping everyone up to date w/ live videos (sometimes from the floor) about the proceedings. Democracy dies in darkness.

I love when national eyes turn on SC because we truly do get the chance to show off that we aren’t ruby red, just underfunded. When the money was there to put out calls to action, look at the result. FUND THE SOUTH! We aren’t a lost cause.

An excellent thread by @emilymayersc.bsky.social (you should follow her!) on what happened with redistricting in South Carolina.

A few senators may have received calls based on this image that was sent out to thousands of voters in key districts. (Working over the weekend doesn’t suck when it pays off 😉)

Hi! Bear with me. This will be a longer one. First: there are 3 republican senators who are still pretty middle of the road on most common sense things. From the jump, if they were on board we stood a good chance. Second: the senator who drew the 2020 map and went to court over it was not

The bill is dead.

I think I need to log off Facebook until this election is over 😅 the infighting is getting out of hand.

Voting is always critical, but today it’s even moreso in South Carolina. Early voting is open, and with redistricting discussions every single vote today is vital. #scpol

More from Nick Reynolds on early voting in SC today. #scpol

According to reporter Nick Reynolds over at the bad place, SC voters have already set a record for the number of early voters on the first day of early voting in a midterm primary. #scpol @tangentsafari.bsky.social @emilymayersc.bsky.social

HAPPENING NOW: The South Carolina Senate will resume voting on a GOP gerrymander aimed at eliminating the state's only majority-Black district represented by Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn. The redistricting process continues as early voting in the state's primaries begins today. 📺 Watch below👇

Sotomayor: “the District Court remains free on remand to decide for itself whether Callais has any bearing on its Fourteenth Amendment analysis or if its prior reasoning is unaffected by that decision.” District Court: FREEEEDOOOOOM

Every time I open my phone, there’s another photo of lines at early voting locations across the state. Y’all understood the assignment!! #scpol

🗺️ A.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Senate voting resumes on map eliminating state's only majority-Black district. 📍LA: House committee advanced map eliminating one majority-Black district. Map heads to House floor today or tomorrow. 📍AL: 2023 map blocked from use in 2026. 📍FL, TN: Map in effect.

Rohan has answered the call ✊️🐴 Turns out, when you mess with people's voting rights, you awaken a sleeping giant. So very proud of South Carolina! 🌴

Voter 34 (and a half 😉) at Bluffton at 8:45!

They pepper sprayed a Senator.

I'm old enough to remember when politicians and pundits would freak out if someone said "happy Memorial Day," suggest people enjoy the long weekend, etc. Meanwhile, Trump's doing his "happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats" nonsense, and it'll be met with silence.

Once you have your plan, talk to everyone you know. Make sure they know why we are pushing for everyone to go tomorrow. Answer any questions they have with kindness; let’s grow the coalition! #scpol

ICE denied Governor Sherrill access to Delaney Hall.

Hey #SCPol, as you check out your sample ballot before primary day, I hope you will vote for Lisa Ellis for Superintendent of Education. She over performed Dems statewide in the 2022 red wave, but more importantly I can’t speak highly enough about who she is as a person and an educator. A gem!

As you make your plans to head to the polls on Tuesday & reviewing your sample ballot, I ask you to consider casting your ballot for Lisa Ellis for state superintendent of education. I can’t speak highly enough of who she is as a person and educator. We’d be lucky to have her as our nominee. #scpol

What a fun Sunday night surprise! charlestoncitypaper.com/2026/05/21/o...

Megyn Kelly knew all of this when she endorsed Trump, saying he would be “a protector of women”

What a fun Sunday night surprise! charlestoncitypaper.com/2026/05/21/o...

As you make your plans to head to the polls on Tuesday & reviewing your sample ballot, I ask you to consider casting your ballot for Lisa Ellis for state superintendent of education. I can’t speak highly enough of who she is as a person and educator. We’d be lucky to have her as our nominee. #scpol

Don't forget: McMaster could have just said NO and this bullshit would have been done

Never in my wildest imagination did I think I would be called into special session over Memorial Day weekend & have to argue that military members & their spouses deserve to have their votes counted after they already cast their ballots. But here we are. Join the fight by voting early on Tuesday.

I am so incredibly proud to report that my typically apolitical husband and his family all have a plan to vote Tuesday. They understand the assignment! What about you???? #scpol

Republicans in South Carolina today gave up on passing a new gerrymander before Tuesday, which is when in-person early voting starts under the current map. Dems say that’ll make a difference in court to try to stop a new map. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-...

SC Voters! Vote first thing Tuesday morning! Show the SC General Assembly your votes count more than theirs! Their shenanigans will be tied up in court long after the voting ends and votes are certified.

Y’all! Contact these SC State Senators and thank them for standing up for SC voters across the world. Instead of caving to DC demands they voted for what is best for SC along with their Democratic peers. ⬇️

Procedural update! Any and all amendments can be offered on Tuesday. Not only the 43 they already had. Prepare for a long day Tuesday. #scpol

Basically my entire being summed up in one sentence 😂🙃

Information on the South Carolina Republican redistricting.

Not only is there the Purcell precedent to apply here. The Calais decision SPECIFICALLY cited the SC existing map as a way to gerrymander legally. Hard to see that be interpreted any way other than “let the current map stand.”

Oh I am so loving this #scpol interaction on this app today!!!! Feels like OG Twitter days.

Everyone voting “aye” right now can never say they are pro military again. Tabling an amendment to ensure our service folks overseas are sent an automatic new ballot in August, should the new map pass. #scpol

Let’s get @drannieandrews.com to the senate and be done with this baffoon.

That’s by design! The sc legislature app is my best friend. Can set notifications for policy topics that are important to me.

South Carolina Republicans were able to invoke cloture on their redistricting map, but that’s a lot of no votes in a 34-12 Republican chamber.